WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all," Laviolette said before his New York Rangers faced Ovechkin and the ...

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games ... "I kind of was spitballing with somebody: 'Well, who's played in Washington and with the New York Rangers that's also about my age?' I'm like, 'There's nobody really. So maybe it's just me ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers

It was a new take on an old favorite as NHL stars Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid recreated a classic commercial for McDonald's. The mega-corporation McDonald's has always had a bit of connection when it comes to the NHL.

Nedeljkovic has now scored a goal in the ECHL, AHL and NHL. That can't possibly have happened before: 12/30/16, ECHL for Florida @ Atlanta 3/10/18, AHL for Charlotte v Hartford 11/17/23, AHL for Wilkes-Barre v Providence 1/17/25, NHL for Pens @ Sabres

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

The Daily is chock full of news and note son the New York Rangers and how they flipped the script on early-season failures, as well as taking a spin around the NHL, including another NHL record for Alex Ovechkin.

Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

Evan Bouchard also scored a goal and had an assist, and Brett Kulak and Viktor Arvidsson each scored a goal for the Oilers (29-13-3), who have won four straight, including a 5-3 comeback win at the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. Leon Draisaitl had two assists, and Stuart Skinner made 22 saves.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.

The start of a crucial five-game stretch highlights the New York Rangers daily, which also includes a division rival placing its No. 1 goalie on waivers.