We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to break the record.

Patrice Bergeron, Tuukka Rask and Andrew Raycroft are having fun — though not at the team's expense — on NESN's version of "ManningCast."

At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex ... on the road against the Boston Bruins. Ovechkin is also one game-winning goal away from tying Jaromir Jagr for the most all-time, and he's also the second ...

BOSTON (AP) — Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers in ... The Trail, British Columbia, native joined the Bruins as an assistant coach in 1992 and got his name ...

BOSTON -- Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton ... native joined the Bruins as an assistant coach in 1992 ...

I track down Doug at his home in Petawawa in eastern Ontario. All these years later, he can still recall, in detail, the night they beat Bobby Orr. “Oh, it was a hell of a game,” Doug says. “You better believe it.” “Did you know about Orr when you played him?” I ask.

A busy NHL schedule Thursday turned up to be a real mixed bag for the New York Rangers and the Eastern Conference playoff race. When the dust settled, the Rangers dropped to 13th in the East, passed by the Islanders who won their sixth straight game.

Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday. Fleury made 19 saves while tying Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history.

Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, scoring on a late power play in the Washington Capitals' 5-4 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.

A generation ago, it felt like the best hope a short guy had of thriving in the NHL was in the crease. Today, the dynamic has largely flipped. Ryan Dixon takes a look at each team’s undersized players in this week’s Power Rankings.