"The Great Eight" is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky — then with ...

The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a ...

Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has been a role model his whole career and that goes beyond Washington and Russia.

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

NHL clubs take a certain pride in their players' accomplishments, even if they occur while donning their country's colours.

“Look, I don’t want to embarrass Sid, but from sitting in the locker room across from Wayne Gretzky, the way Wayne’s ...

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Sidney Crosby skated Thursday, but missed a second straight practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins because of an upper-body injury.

A week before the 4 Nations Face-Off begins in Montreal, the number-crunchers of the NHL Stats department are launching an online resource that’s a fascinating deep dive into the League’s ...

How a rising cap will re-shape the way we look at contracts and how they're negotiated; how Dustin Wolf is changing Calgary's ...

Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin needed 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career tallies. After scoring goal No.

With 10 goals since his return to action on Dec. 28 and his recent streak, it's possible we could witness Alex Ovechkin make ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...