One of the most highly-touted players in college hockey is ready to step into the big time, as Ryan Leonard is set to make his NHL debut with the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night when they face the Boston Bruins.

Leonard was sitting with his Boston College teammates Monday when he received a text with a dinner invitation from Alex Ovechkin. Was it real?

Two days after wrapping up his career with the Boston College Eagles, Ryan Leonard will hit the ice for the Washington Capitals against the Bruins at TD Garden.

His long connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin complicates Alex Ovechkin's legacy in the eyes of some.

Alex Ovechkin is five goals away from become hockey's all-time leading scorer. He tallied his 890th career goal in Sunday's 8-5 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. Along with Ovechkin's 37th on the season,

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is on the doorstep of an NHL record that many thought was unbreakable. The 39-year-old Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894.

Wayne Gretzky was once Edmonton’s favourite adopted son. The greatest ice hockey player in the history of the game had made that town’s team, the Oilers, the best in the game, winning four Stanley Cups in five years in the mid-1980s.

Ovechkin is four goals behind Gretzky’s 894 and will eventually become the league’s all-time leading scorer, a milestone that Bruins forward David Pastrnak discussed after Monday's practice. “We all know how hard it is to score in this league,

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL Goal record with odds increasing for it to happen versus the New York Islanders