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

No one wanted to see Alexander Ovechkin get hurt. But, such is the National Hockey League. The last time Utah Hockey Club ...

It would be a similar story to last year, as Ovechkin took advantage of the downtime during the 2024 NHL All-Star Break to ...

Captain gets outscored by fellow Russian Matvei Michkov but moves to within 16 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record in ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

The GR8 continues to fit his nicknamesake. On Sunday, in a game against the Utah Hockey Club, Washington Capitals forward ...

The Washington Capitals’ star is just 17 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, thanks in large part to an avalanche ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

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.

The ban, a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, means it’s decreasingly likely the Capitals star will get to play in the ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne ...