Alex Ovechkin scored the overtime winner against Leevi Merilainen to pass Jaromir Jagr for a League record and gain ground on the NHL’s all-time goals leader Wayne Gretzky in The Gr8 Chase. The Capitals maintained top spot in the League standings over the second-place Jets,

The Colorado Avalanche are as expected among the top teams in the Western Conference and in a good position to make another deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Eric Staal became the fourth player to have his number retired by the Carolina Hurricanes ... who is the current Hurricanes captain, and Marc, a former NHL defenseman.

Seth Jarvis had a new look and Sebastian Aho a different look about him Sunday for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-3 ... It was his 600th career NHL point in 638 games, and made the Finnish forward ...

The 2025 NHL Stadium Series is coming to Ohio Stadium on March 1, when the Detroit Red Wings will take on the Columbus Blue Jackets in an outdoor game at the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

The Carolina Hurricanes appear hungry to make a splash ahead of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Several weeks ago Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman said the Hurricanes were plotting big swings both up ...

The Carolina Hurricanes had such a rough start Thursday ... For Jaaska, it was his first NHL point. Staal’s third came early in the third period on a redirection of a Burns shot.

The NHL and sports apparel company Fanatics, who worked closely with the Blue Jackets and Red Wings in designing the jerseys, released both looks on Thursday. This outdoor game, the 43rd staged by the NHL, will be the first for Columbus and the fifth for Detroit.