For much of the next two weeks, they'll be watching everyone else.

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Sid, the greatest winner in hockey history. Sid, the longtime face of the National Hockey League. Sid, now in his 20th NHL ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has ...

Ovechkin now has 26 goals this season. His total has him in the top-10 in the NHL even though he missed 16 games with a broken leg earlier in the year. He is now second in NHL history with 879 goals, ...

With the 4 Nations Face-Off beginning Wednesday, here’s a brief, informal history of international hockey. Disclaimer: Hockey players do not “represent their country.” The armed forces do. Grab a gun, ...

1986 — Atlanta’s Spud Webb, at 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition. Webb receives a perfect 50 from the judges in the last two rounds to shock defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins and the ...

Alexander Ovechkin is now second in NHL history with 879 goals, trailing only the Great One himself Wayne Gretzky of Canada, who had 894 goals in his NHL career ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record to help the ...

For all of Bedard's talent and production, he has found himself the target for some scathing criticism over the past week.

The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...