Will Smith had a huge smile on his face after scoring his first NHL goal in the first period on Thursday, lighting up the jumbotron as the San Jose crowd roared its approval.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal and had two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to continue their strong start.
Alex Ovechkin scored career goals 855 and 856 less than two minutes apart, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Tuesday night in a back-and-forth showcase of the sport.
Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women's Hockey League, and executives aren't placing limitations on which North American markets they'll consider in a bid to add as many as two franchises for the 2025-26 season.
It's been one year since the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was fatally cut by an opponent's skate during a game in Sheffield, England.
Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the season 2:26 into overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
The Vegas Golden Knights made Shea Theodore their second highest-paid defenseman Thursday, signing him to a seven-year contract worth an average of $7.425 million per year.
Connor McMichael scored twice, Alex Ovechkin got an empty-netter for the 855th goal of his NHL career and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane scored short-handed goals in the first period, Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves and the Washington Capitals won their fourth straight game since losing the opener with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia...
Tom Wilson's second goal of the game came 4 minutes into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 6-5 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh scored to help the Washington Capitals end the Dallas Stars' season-opening winning streak at four with a 3-2 victory Thursday night.
Alex Ovechkin is the 60th player in NHL history to record 700 career assists, reaching the milestone with his second point Tuesday night in the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Alex Ovechkin assisted on goals by Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas, Logan Thompson made 24 saves against his former team and the Washington Capitals ended the Vegas Golden Knights' season-opening winning streak at three with a 4-2 victory...
Alex Ovechkin is the 60th player in NHL history to record 700 career assists, reaching the milestone with his second point Tuesday night in the Washington Capitals ' game against the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Washington Capitals lost their home opener Saturday night, 5-3, to the New Jersey Devils, which was not the icing on the cake everyone hoped for while the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary. But it was still a party last...
A proposal to remake the area would please the owner of the city’s N.B.A. and N.H.L. teams. But others, including classical musicians, aren’t so thrilled.