Mathieu Darche called the shots from the makeshift war room in the Islanders’ dressing room at UBS Arena. Just a few dozen yards away, a packed house of fans reacted to his every move. Fans filled the arena’s floor and the lower bowl for Friday’s NHL draft party as the Islanders began a new era…
RALEIGH, N.C. — Rod Brind’Amour had just watched his Carolina Hurricanes skate through a debacle of a first period, putting them in a three-goal hole on a night they had a chance to advance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on home ice. So what was he hoping to see in the second period? “Anything,” he…
There are lots of hard-to-unpack things that go along with Alex Ovechkin setting the NHL’s all-time goals record. It’s a ridiculous number of goals — 895 — and it feels highly likely he’ll be able to push well past 900 next season, perhaps as far as another 50 beyond Wayne Gretzky’s iconic 26-year-old mark. Ovechkin…
Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th goal of his career on Sunday. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history when he scored against the New York Islanders by beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play with 12:34 left in the second period. He…
Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL regular-season goals record by scoring the 894th of his career. Ovechkin scored his second goal of the Washington Capitals’ game Friday night against the Chicago Blackhawks on the power play with 13:46 left in the third period. And he did so with Gretzky in attendance for the first…
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL regular-season record of 894 goals, one that has stood for more than a quarter-century. It’s a number that was seemingly untouchable. Gretzky, considered arguably the greatest hockey player of all time, set the mark with the New York Rangers in 1999 in…
A potential hockey showdown between American and Russian players is making headlines after former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin floated the idea during a recent phone call. According to a Kremlin-released summary of the conversation, Trump expressed support for Putin’s proposal to organize hockey games between NHL and KHL players, with…
The NHL has held friendlies against KHL teams in the past, but cut off ties with the league in 2022. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the possibility of a game between American and Russian hockey players, according to a summary of the conversation released Tuesday…
Celebrities attending Tiger Woods TGL golf matches at SoFi Center While most fans attending TGL golf matches since January are ordinary people, there has been no lack of big-named celebrities at SoFi Center. TGL, a televised golf league featuring PGA Tour players, recently wrapped up its first regular season and will begin playoffs on March…
The Los Angeles Kings are hosting a celebrity and NHL alumni game at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 23 to benefit the L.A. Fire Relief Fund, it was announced Wednesday night. Tickets for the event, dubbed “Skate for L.A. Strong,” will be distributed to firefighters, first responders and those who have been displaced or lost homes,…