Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal mark, exciting fans including two longtime supporters who ...

Tatyana Ovechkina shares insights on Alex Ovechkin’s career, the Capitals’ season, and the hockey traditions shaping his ...

Growing up in Moscow, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin never thought he'd be a star. He'd just hoped he had what it ...

Alex Ovechkin shook off a rough start to this three-game California swing by scoring his 887th career goal Saturday against ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin deflected a shot from Martin Fehervary past Georgi Romanov with 9:06 ...

Ovechkin missed the first game between the Capitals and Sharks this season on Dec. 3 at Capital One Arena while recovering ...

The Sharks acquired Ostapchuk and Noah Gregor from Ottawa on March 7 in a deal that sent forward Fabian Zetterlund to the ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

NEW YORK – Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals' game against New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying ...