Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid will not appeal his three-game suspension for crosschecking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland in the head, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.

Tuesday evening the Washington Capitals will launch their five-game road trip with their first stop in the City of Champions, ...

Ted Leonsis is building a sporting empire, complete with multiple teams, an arena and even a TV network. He’s eyeing ...

The future is now for women's sports, Baseball Hall of Fame voting update, previewing the NFL Divisional Round, another teen ...

Greg Cote’s Hot Button Top 10, the weekly Sunday notes column, finds the funny, damnable and offbeat in sports ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record. It was ...

With his overtime goal on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin has now scored against 179 different goalies in his NHL career — more than ...

OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 874th NHL goal at 3:07 of overtime, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 win against the ...

Alex Ovechkin made no secret of his feelings when reacting to his historic goal in the Washington Capitals' win over the ...

We may witness hockey history this season with Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin coming close to surpassing Wayne Gretzky with the most goals in NHL history. The Russian winger is 21 goals ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage.