The Capitals are holding on to the No. 1 spot despite an average week but it's getting crowded at the top of the rankings.

A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list ...

Victor Hedman (Sweden) and Auston Matthews (USA) were announced as captains for the 4 Nations Face-Off that is set to get underway in less than two weeks. * Marc-Andre Fleury secured an emotional ...

Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl earned No. 1 status on the strength of an outstanding first four months of the season after signing an eight-year, $14-million AAV extension that will almost certainly ...

Victor Hedman (Sweden) and Auston Matthews (USA) were announced as captains for the 4 Nations Face-Off that is set to get ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

Can anyone topple Alex Ovechkin & Co. from No. 1? Here's a look at how every team did in the calendar's first month.

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The ...

Ovechkin scored his 23nd goal of the season to push his career total to 876. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin finds the back of the net for his 876th goal to pull the Capitals within 1.