In recent times, men's hockey has become America's game. Some significant factors and events have helped solidify this claim.

Even if he is occasionally a healthy scratch, Matt Nieto stands out among his NHL peers. Of the 916 souls who have appeared ...

It was at "Wally's Coliseum," as the Gretzky family nicknamed the backyard rink, that the Great One began his journey to NHL ...

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington ...

Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky ... Ovechkin has 72. Gretzky also had another 56 in the World Hockey Association ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Friday night for ...

Alexander Ovechkin's chase for Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record is now down to the final 20 tallies. The Washington Capitals captain potted an empty-net goal to shore up ...

FILE - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) shoots the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against ... goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 874 goals ...

Who's ready to witness history? Alex Ovechkin's overtime winner against the Senators moved him one step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's astonishing goal record of 894. A record once considered ...

SEATTLE — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Friday night for their ...