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

He now has 15 games remaining to break the record this season, starting with a three-game homestand next week.

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of ...

Aliaksei Protas had the first hat trick of his NHL career, Alex Ovechkin and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had three points and the ...

The Washington Capitals announced today several fan initiatives in support of Alex Ovechkin and his pursuit of the NHL’s ...

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

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin continues to get closer to breaking a historic record of goals scored. That ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals’ game against New York ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Wayne Gretzky was so able to control hockey games from behind the net that the area became known as “Gretzky ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) wears a special ...

ARLINGTON, Va. --Alex Ovechkin tries not to look too far ahead in his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 goals, sticking with the “game by game” approach that has been his mantra ...

Alex Ovechkin has inched within single digits of overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goals leader after scoring an ...