An empty net in hockey is when a team removes its goaltender from the ice, leaving its goal unattended. It's a calculated risk. By removing the goalie, a team gains an extra skater, increasing its ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Nichushkin helped the Avalanche fend off a late comeback attempt by the Flames. The goal was his first since he had a hat trick last Saturday versus the Maple Leafs. The 30-year-old winger is up to 16 ...

Keller scored an empty-net goal on five shots and added four PIM in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Canucks.

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net score after ... front, scores a goal against Toronto Maple ...

Massachusetts high school hockey invades TD Garden on Sunday. Follow live coverage throughout the day from all six games.

The Nauset Warriors boys hockey team won the MIAA Division 3 state championship against Medfield with a score of 4-1. The ...

It was Ovechkin's league-leading eighth empty-netter of the season ... coach Spencer Carbery said. “We win a hockey game and he’s got another goal, another one down. You just can never ...