As Alex Ovechkin enters the playoffs and Sidney Crosby sits out, the debate over who is the better player reignites. Crosby's all-around game and higher scoring rate are weighed against Ovechkin's ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his first playoff overtime goal in Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby just finished his ninth 90-point campaign in the NHL, finishing as the league's ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins fired coach Mike Sullivan, who won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in his first two seasons, the team ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's ... The Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby joined the NHL in the 2005-06 season with Ovechkin. Crosby has assisted on nearly 50% more goals than ...

The steep downfall of the Pittsburgh Penguins led to head coach Mike Sullivan's exit Monday. The two parties' agreement to ...

Sullivan's final chapters in Pittsburgh weren't great, but he is a giant in Penguins history and will be remembered as such.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin had a historic regular season, surpassing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 goals to become the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer.

Alex Ovechkin played hero for the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their first-round series with the Montreal Canadiens.

Alex Ovechkin and his mad dash for a scoring record is as much about Washington sports history as hockey immortality. Hair by ...

Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's new goal-scoring leader ... He scored 52 times in 2005-06 to edge Sidney Crosby for rookie of the year. It was clear that a new goal-scoring threat had emerged.

The puck bounced perfectly for Danton Heinen. In the Pittsburgh Penguins’ regular-season finale April 17, the winger was ...