Despite Connor McDavid scoring over 100 points in the pandemic-shortened season, the Edmonton Oilers were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets.
Kyle Connor scored in triple overtime to give the Jets the series. The Oilers’ devastating loss set in motion a series of moves that will shape NHL hockey coverage for years to come.
By Ian Oland 3 weeks ago
Alex Ovechkin moved past Phil Esposito on Tuesday to become the sixth greatest goal-scorer in NHL history. Ovechkin’s 718th goal put him 176 goals behind Wayne Gretzky’s all-time mark of 894.
On Thursday, the NHL showed how Ovechkin stacked up to Gretzky with a dynamic line graph which compared the two greats’ goal-scoring per season by age.
By Ian Oland 3 months ago
Here is a story that I’ve put off as long as I could. The short version is that Alex Ovechkin has been unfairly deprived of almost 100 goals. The long version is longer, and it has graphs in it.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
NHL legend Wayne Gretzky has put his palacios Thousand Oaks, California, estate up for sale. Forbes was first to report the news.
Gretzky’s mansion can be yours for $22.9 million. It was listed by Arvin Haddad, senior estates director for The Agency.
Devante Smith-Pelly was honored by the greatest hockey player in NHL history, Wayne Gretzky, on Thursday.
In a video for the NHL, Gretzky described DSP as the “unlikely hero” of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Wayne Gretzky recently participated in a “#HockeyAtHome” video call with several prospects for the 2020 NHL Draft.
Canadian defenseman Jamie Drysdale asked Gretzky who his dream linemates would be.
Alex Ovechkin took on Wayne Gretzky in NHL20 last night to raise money for coronavirus charities. After squeaking out a narrow 2-1 win during an off-camera friendly on Monday, Ovi was very stressed heading into this game as losing to a 59-year-old who barely plays video games would not be the greatest look.
Completely oblivious to this simmering anxiety was Ovi’s one-year-old son Sergei, who sat in dad’s lap as the game started.
Noticing he was on the projection screen on the wall, Sergei began showing off the puck he was holding for everyone to see.
Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin faced off in a game of NHL20 to raise money for coronavirus charities, Wednesday night. The game was aired on Twitch and was hosted by Caps Gaming’s John Wayne. Ovechkin played as a current Capitals team while Gretzky led a legends Edmonton Oilers squad.
While most expected a blowout by Ovechkin, Gretzky, who was playing with his sons, took an early first-period lead. The two NHL legends traded leads back and forth. Late in the third, Gretzky’s Oilers owned a 4-3 lead and looked to close out the game. Ovechkin, embarrassed he might lose to a 59-year-old who rarely plays video games, rallied and scored with 2.4 seconds left to force overtime.
Digi Michal Kempny jumped below the circles to score the thrilling tally. Ovechkin absolutely lost his mind celebrating.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
Alex Ovechkin will play Wayne Gretzky in NHL20 to raise money for coronavirus charities Wednesday night.
While the two legendary players are friends off the ice, Ovechkin will be looking to drop Thor’s hammer on Gretzky on the digital ice.
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt interviewed Ovechkin on Tuesday during a video conference. SVP asked Ovi about the prospect of potentially losing to a 59-year-old man in videogames.
During a dinner in 2016, Alex Ovechkin asked Wayne Gretzky for tips on how to win the Stanley Cup. Ovi, who is now chasing Gretzky for the all-time goals record, also asked Wayne in the parking lot if he could have a game-used stick to add to his collection featuring 100 legendary NHL players.
Gretzky agreed, but with one caveat: Ovi had to win the Stanley Cup. Ovi did in 2018 and Gretzky gave away the stick he scored his 807th career goal with.
“Finally, I get the stick and I was happy like a little kid to have a Christmas gift,” Ovechkin said to NBC’s Kathryn Tappen.
But when did Ovi get Gretzky’s stick? Thanks to the O’Connor family, who are big Capitals fans (and RMNB readers), now we know.
