An empty net in hockey is when a team removes its goaltender from the ice, leaving its goal unattended. It's a calculated ...

It wasn’t that long ago that pulling the goalie was an afterthought. As the game clock approached the one-minute mark, the coach gave the signal. The goalie made a mad dash. With an extra attacker, a ...

A sweet melody looms over Capital One Arena, the aptly-titled home of the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin is the biggest reason why. Washington has enjoyed a sterling campaign thus far, climbing to the top of ...

What a night it was for Alex Ovechkin, as he scored the 894th goal of his career. With that, the Washington Capitals star is tied with Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored in NHL history. On Friday ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice with ...

Today, empty-net goals are as common as faceoffs. You see them almost every night. When a team is down late in the third, pulling the goalie for an extra attacker in one last desperate push to tie the ...

At various points in any hockey team's season, a head coach is going to pull their goaltender. Doing so is an offensive strategy usually employed when your team is trailing. The objective being to get ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin shattered a Wayne Gretzky NHL goals record in Saturday's win over the Boston Bruins-- although not the one Ovechkin hopes to break soon. Ovechkin's empty-net ...

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin was credited with his first career goal when Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos sent a pass into his own net in the final seconds of New York's 7-4 ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in the third period at Capital One Arena. The goal is the 894th of his career, tying ...