Day 2 of the NHL playoffs took place Sunday with three more Game 1s. The Athletic has takeaways for all the action.

A generation after it began, the Battle of Ontario reignited in Game 1 between the Maple Leafs and Senators. And just as it ...

Canada goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) stretches to make a save against the United States during first period 4 Nations Face-Off hockey action in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. THE ...

Ovechkin’s signature one-timer from the left face-off circle — known as his ‘office’ — has terrorized goaltenders for two decades — they know it is coming but there is nothing they can ...

Ovechkin broke the record of 894 goals set by Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky ... and scored with a wrist shot from the left face-off circle. According to NHL stats, Ovechkin has scored ...

Since backstopping Canada to a 3-2 overtime victory against the United States in the 4 Nations Face ... off the ice. He married Canadian actress Cristine Prosperi in 2023 and they have an ...

Since backstopping Canada to a 3-2 overtime victory against the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final on Feb. 20 ... "It simplified it to family and hockey work and getting your rest ...

Russian Ovechkin scored from the left face ... off circle in the second period of the Washington Capitals' 4-1 defeat by the Islanders in front of a sea of his fans who traveled north to witness ...

He reached Canada’s hockey radar as a 10-year-old ... Sorokin with a power-play wrist shot from the top of the left face-off circle to get to 895 and officially nudge Gretzky off the top ...

895 came on the powerplay from Ovechkin’s office at the top of the face-off circle. Recognizing the magnitude ... He’s great for hockey,” Ovechkin said, via NHL.com‘s Tom Gulitti.