Alex Ovechkin has officially made NHL history! On April 6 against the New York Islanders, Ovechkin scored his 895th career NHL goal, breaking the league record held by Wayne Gretzky since 1999.

The NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, bringing a major change to the overtime format. No more three-on-three play, no more shootouts after five minutes of scoreless play, as happens during ...

April 21 (UPI) --Vegas Golden Knights forward Brett Howden inadvertently checked NHL linesman Bryan Pancich into the boards in the second period of a 4-2 playoff win over the Minnesota Wild.

Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Ottawa Senators' 4-0 win over the host Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference best-of ...

The typical NHL player tends to hail from one of five or six countries. Canadians have long made up the majority of the talent in the league, with Americans, Russians, Swedes and Finns also ...

April 8 (UPI) --Longtime NHL goaltender Greg Millen, who later worked as a broadcast analyst for several networks, has died, the NHL alumni association announced. He was 67. Millen died Monday.

The 2025 Norris Trophy finalists have been revealed. The three finalists for the NHL's best defenseman this season are Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar, Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes ...

Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, Darcy Kuemper of the Los Angeles Kings and Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning are this year's Vezina Trophy finalists, the NHL announced on ...

SAN JOSE — The NHL Draft Lottery will be held on Monday in Secaucus, N.J., and once again, the San Jose Sharks will be the main attraction. After finishing with the NHL’s fewest points for the ...

There will be plenty of excitement and intrigue surrounding the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery, which will be held May 5 at NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. The event will be broadcast on ESPN ...

On Thursday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs moved closer to becoming the first team to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Simon Benoit scored with a slapshot from the point to give ...

Longtime NHL executive and Stanley Cup-winning general manager Ray Shero has died, the league announced Wednesday. He was 62. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced the news in a statement ...