Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they threaded the needle.

After Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo officially pulled out from the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off on Sunday "to tend to an ailment and prepare for the remainder of the regular season," another veteran name has emerged as Team Canada's latest addition.

Here is why the Kings must take a swing and trade for Canucks winger Brock Boeser ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline.

LOS ANGELES -- Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist to pass the 50-point mark for the 18th time in his NHL career, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.

Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson has agreed to a six-year contract extension with an average annual value of $5.85 million.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, Brandon Hagel scored two goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0

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Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Cody Glass and Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic, fresh off making history by becoming the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and record an assist in the same game on Friday in Buffalo, stopped 25 of 26 shots to earn the victory.

The Washington Capitals played host to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. The Caps came away with a 4-1 win over their Metro rivals.

Washington: Dubois now has 38 points in 47 games this season as he continues to bounce back strongly from a tough year in Los Angeles last season, where he recorded just 40 points in 82 games with the Kings. Dubois was traded to the Capitals by Los Angeles ...

(AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 29 points and 18 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards ... Wizards visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, while the Kings host Golden ...

WASHINGTON (AP ... Up Next Penguins visit Los Angeles on Monday to open a five-game Western Conference swing, and Capitals play at Edmonton on Tuesday to start a five-game trip.