We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Ovechkin registered three assists (one on the power play), four shots on goal and three hits in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to Utah.

Game by game, Alex Ovechkin is chipping away at Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record. Now with 879 career goals, ...

The Capitals’ captain — who is now 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record of 894 — collided with Jack ...

Coach Spencer Carbery made a bold statement on Saturday at MedStar Capitals Iceplex: even as he currently barrels toward breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record, the best is yet to come ...

Logan Cooley was born in Pittsburgh just 17 months before Sidney Crosby debuted in the NHL and his hometown Penguins won ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of ...

I remember me (and) my buddy Jack, playing XBox in his room, playing NHL 08 as Alex Ovechkin and trying to score goals. So it's fun to try to not let him score tonight." Chandler Stephenson left ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night ...

An active NHL legend will be in the building Thursday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Alex Ovechkin is 21 goals away from toppling the all-time goals record, Wayne Gretzky’s 25-year-old mark of ...