Alex Ovechkin overtook Gordie Howe for the second-most career NHL goals, notching his 801st in the first period against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday and… Read More »Alex Ovechkin’s march to 802 goals: Can the Capitals star catch Wayne Gretzky?
WASHINGTON — Move over, Mr. Hockey. With career goals no. 801 and 802, Alex Ovechkin leapfrogged Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe for second on… Read More »For Alex Ovechkin, No. 802 is a ‘miracle’ in an incredible career he never imagined
NO. 8 IS NOW THE NO. 2-RANKED GOAL SCORER IN NHL HISTORY For just over 31 years, two legendary names stood tall as the top… Read More »Stats Pack: Ovechkin of Capitals passes Howe for 2nd on NHL goals list
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Alex Ovechkin overtook Gordie Howe for the second-most career NHL goals, notching his 801st in the first period against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday and… Read More »Alex Ovechkin’s march to 802 goals: Can the Capitals star catch Wayne Gretzky?
The road to the 2023 Stanley Cup begins the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 24, when the ‘Battle of Ontario’ rivals Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple… Read More »NHL preseason begins Sept. 24 with Senators-Maple Leafs doubleheader
Adding two intradivisional matches while increasing the NHL schedule to 84 games next season is tantamount to putting a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound. Such… Read More »Additional intradivisional games don’t solve NHL’s problem
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin passed Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career goals list Friday night, scoring his 802nd into an empty net… Read More »Alex Ovechkin Passes Gordie Howe, Moves Into Second on NHL All-Time Goals List
One thing we want for Christmas from the NHL should be pretty simple. I watched a good chunk of Thursday’s Islanders-Rangers game from Madison Square… Read More »Even a two-game expansion of the schedule would help fix some of the inequities