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The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Saturday. Here's what to watch for

6:00am April 18, 2025

One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who burned bright for Team USA in February are set to return to the ice.

Washington Capitals v New York Islanders

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Alex Ovechkin scores goal #895 to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL scoring record

2:10pm April 06, 2025

The Washington Capitals star made history with a power play goal from the left faceoff circle — as Gretzky, who last set the record more than 25 years ago, looked on.

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Chicago Blackhawks v Washington Capitals

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Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record

9:52pm April 04, 2025

The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals have six games left in the regular season.

Washington Capitals v Philadelphia Flyers

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As Ovechkin nears the NHL goals record, the hockey world leans in to savor the moment

7:00am March 23, 2025

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular-season goals was widely thought to be untouchable. Now, the Washington Capitals star has just a handful to go to claim the record as his own.

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Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull died with CTE, researchers say

1:40pm February 19, 2025

Bobby Hull, an electric left-winger known as the 'Golden Jet', marveled hockey fans for his will to win. Named one of the NHL's greatest players, Hull was found to have had CTE after his death.

Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports

5:00am January 17, 2025

The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.

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NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother are killed on bicycle ride

11:16am August 30, 2024

The player, nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” and his younger brother, Matthew, were struck and killed by an SUV one day before they were to appear in their sister's wedding.

Philadelphia Flyers' goaltender Carter Hart is one of four NHL players charged in connection with an alleged assault by several members of Canada's 2018 world junior team.

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4 NHL players charged with sexual assault in a 2018 case in Canada, their lawyers say

4:36pm January 31, 2024

by The Associated Press

Philadelphia Flyers' Carter Hart, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the N.J. Devils and Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames are charged in an alleged assault by members of Canada's 2018 world junior team.

Players from the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks on Monday honored former Penguin player Adam Johnson, who died during a game in England. The Penguins are making neck guards mandatory for players at the minor-league level, and will also urge NHL players to wear them.

Interest in neck guards spikes after a hockey player's tragic death

1:11pm November 01, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Interest in cut-resistant neck guards is surging: "That could be one of the positive things that might come out of this terrible tragedy," said Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.

Pride Tape was quickly adopted by NHL teams as a way to support and celebrate LGBTQ+ fans and athletes. But the NHL has banned the tape. Here, a player used the tape on their stick for a pre-game warm up to celebrate a "Hockey is for Everyone" night in March 2021.

The NHL bans Pride Tape, setting off a backlash from players and fans

4:29pm October 12, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"I'll use the tape — if I have to buy it myself, I will," one NHL player said after the league banned the rainbow-colored tape, which symbolizes pro hockey's pledge to be welcoming and inclusive.