Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record to help the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3.

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

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

The Washington Capitals’ star is just 17 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, thanks in large part to an avalanche ...

There are nights when answering the bell means fighting or raising the intensity. On other nights, both teams need to answer ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Timo Meier beat Alex Nedeljkovic in the seventh round of a shootout to lift the New Jersey Devils past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Sidney Crosby scored in his fourth straight game, Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Saturday night.

Philip Tomasino, who the Predators traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in November, scored the winner as Nashville lost its fourth straight.

Elite defensive statistics should not be expected of teams that lead the league in goals allowed per game. The Pittsburgh ...

They’re still alive for the postseason in the mediocre Eastern Conference and, although competition is brewing, the net appears to belong to Alex Nedeljkovic ... and off the ice might be ...

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