The NHL 's Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, bringing a major change to the overtime format. No more three-on-three play, no ...

Playoff overtime is the best thing in sports, always, unless it’s your team playing, in which case it’s the absolute worst, ...

Alex Ovechkin added another accomplishment to his illustrious career just over two weeks since breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

NHL playoffs mean true overtime hockey is back. Three-on-three play and shootouts are out and there could be some very long ...

This season, Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leading scorer. Monday, in the Capitals ' playoff opener, he somehow ...

As in a regular-season game, an NHL playoff game tied after regulation extends to overtime, where a team can win by scoring the next goal. But this is where the similarities end.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a ...

The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs meet in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference best-of-7, first-round series in the ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) shoots the winning goal against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) in the overtime of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff ...

earning the Hart Trophy as MVP three times and breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in NHL history. The one thing he had not done — until now — was score an overtime playoff goal.