Adam Fantilli scored twice and Jet Greaves came up big again for the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets, who kept their playoff hopes alive by spurring a 4-1 comeback victory Sunday over the Washington Capitals. Zach Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov also
The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets wrap up their season series on Sunday in the nation’s capital one day after the Blue Jackets blanked the Capitals 7-0 at home. The Blue Jackets (37-33-9, 83 points), who have won three
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored the game’s first goal and then finished it with a shootout tally as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in a matchup between the Metropolitan Division’s top teams Thursday night. Both teams overcame two-goal
There were plenty of goals scored in the NHL on Wednesday night and four players accounted for a bulk of them. Minnesota’s Joel Eriksson Ek and San Jose’s Macklin Celebrini traded hat tricks in one contest, and Toronto’s Matthew Knies,
It’s too soon to consider Thursday night’s game in to be as important as a playoff game, but when the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division collide, there’s bound to be a high dose of energy. While Carolina at
NEW YORK (AP) — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey player has points. “If he
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all time top goal-scorer. In a message after Ovechkin’s 895th career goal broke a tie for the record with Wayne Gretzky
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin could not contain his happiness moments after scoring his 895th goal to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and etch his name into the history books. “We did it!” he told teammates in an electric
ELMONT, N.Y. — Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in NHL history on Sunday afternoon when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard with Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 895th career goal in the second period of the Washington