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

The Capitals are the only team in the league without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off international tournament between the ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record with 28 games left in the ...

Ovechkin now has 26 goals this season. His total has him in the top-10 in the NHL even though he missed 16 games with a broken leg earlier in the year. He is now second in NHL history with 879 goals, ...

Alexander Ovechkin is now second in NHL history with 879 goals, trailing only the Great One himself Wayne Gretzky of Canada, who had 894 goals in his NHL career ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the Washington ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nicolas Roy, Shea Theodore and Jack Eichel scored and Adin Hill made 16 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 ...

With Washington back in front, Charlie Lindgren had to come up with some key stops, and he did just that, flashing the glove ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal as the visiting Washington Capitals nipped the slumping Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.

By allowing the Washington Capitals to score twice in the third period and post a 4-3 comeback victory, the Flyers racked up ...