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Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 868 goals after scoring 15 in the first 18 games this season. He needs 27 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of...
Capitals put Alex Ovechkin on injured reserve, ruling him out at least a week
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is on injured reserve, and the Washington Capitals are coming to grips with playing without their superstar captain for the coming weeks. Ovechkin is considered week-to-week with a lower left leg injury, and going on IR rules him out for at least...
NHL referee Mitch Dunning is home and expects to make a full recovery, league says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NHL referee who was stretchered out of a game following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson was back home Tuesday and expected to make a full recovery. The league said that Mitch Dunning was home following a trip to the hospital for...
Ovechkin ties NHL record by scoring on 178 different goalies before leaving with apparent leg injury
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin tied one NHL record in his pursuit of another before leaving during the third period with an apparent left leg injury. Ovechkin scored twice on Utah goaltender Connor Ingram on Monday night, marking the 178th different goaltender...
NHL referee Mitch Dunning communicative, can move extremities following violent collision
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night's game at Philadelphia. The NHL said Dunning was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons...
Andrei Vasilevskiy makes 29 saves for 36th NHL shutout, Lightning beat Devils 4-0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves for his 36th career shutout to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Saturday night. Vasilevskiy, who became the fastest goaltender in NHL to reach 300 wins when he beat Winnipeg 4-1 on Thursday night, had...
Letang misses Penguins game against San Jose with illness, Pickering and Ponomarev make debuts
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penguins defenseman Kris Letang missed Saturday night’s game against San Jose with an illness. Letang missed his second consecutive game because of an illness, as he did not play in Pittsburgh’s 6-2 loss at Columbus on Friday. Letang has two goals and four...
Connor McDavid scores to become the 4th-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid became the fourth-fastest NHL player to reach 1,000 points, scoring early in the second period in the Edmonton Oilers' 3-2 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. McDavid reached the milestone in his 659th game. Wayne...
Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets' 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg's seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Jets on Thursday night. Vasilevskiy is the 40th goaltender in league history to win 300 games. He reached the...
Diamond Sports Group can emerge out of bankruptcy after having reorganization plan approved
Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, can emerge out of bankruptcy after having its reorganization plan approved Thursday. Judge Christopher Lopez gave the go ahead during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston that lasted 90 minutes. ...
