The first month of the NHL season is in the books, and it’s time to look at how the NHL’s playoff race is shaping up.

One of the pacesetters in the Atlantic Division, the Detroit Red Wings have flown out of the gate. Eight of their first nine ...

Victor Olofsson scored twice, Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for his NHL-leading eighth victory of the season and the Colorado Avalanche held off the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night in a ...

The Ducks, Devils and Predators have some NHLers on hot streaks, while the Panthers and Rangers have stars who'll want to ...

The NHL now has a 900-goal club. Charter member: Alex Ovechkin, of course. The Washington Capitals star pushed his record ...

Selected by the Capitals at the top of the 2004 draft, Ovechkin entered the NHL in 2005 and went on to score more than 45 ...

USA TODAY Sports' NHL points projections saw pretty much the status quo from the 2024-25 playoff field. Mark Scheifele has ...

What makes the Predators a potential panic trade team is that general manager Barry Trotz doesn't seem to have a clear plan ...

Banner is unfurled after Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) scored his 900th career NHL goal during the second ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th NHL goal after breaking Wayne Gretzky's record in April, becoming the league's first player to reach this historic milestone.