The franchise has exceeded Esposito’s expectations, winning three Stanley Cups in the team’s first 32 years in the league. A ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off has already delivered an instant classic international hockey game with the fight-filled preliminary ...

Team Canada battled the Soviets during a politically fraught era. Now, today's Canadians have the Americans – and their ...

1998 — Tara Lipinski, 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating champion, beating fellow teen and U.S. teammate Michelle Kwan to take the gold. Lipinski is two months younger than Sonja Henie ...

Racing Hall-of-Famer Roger Penske is 88. Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is 84. Hockey Hall of Fame centre Phil Esposito is 83. U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is 83. Movie director Mike ...

The GR8 continues to fit his nicknamesake. On Sunday, in a game against the Utah Hockey Club, Washington Capitals forward ...

Nick Schmaltz scored the shootout winner, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

Credit: AP/Nick Wass Alex Ovechkin didn’t inch closer to Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record, but his three assists extended his point streak to five games and moved him past Phil Esposito for 11th ...

Here's a look at the players with the most career goals in NHL history: Wayne Gretzky: 894 *Alex Ovechkin: 879 Gordie Howe: 801 Jaromir Jagr: 766 Brett Hull: 741 Marcel Dionne: 731 Phil Esposito ...