Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals ...

The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is also renowned for loving his native Russia and her people.

The Washington Capitals have trailed in the third period in each of their previous two games including Saturday night. Each time captain Alexander Ovechkin scored to lead a comeback.

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

Alex Ovechkin scored goal No. 876 on Thursday night against the Ottawa Senators. The Washington Capitals captain is now 19 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the NHL's all-time goals scored ...

A midseason showdown between the top two teams in the NHL lived up to that billing as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Washington ...

Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and has scored nine goals since. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since ...

Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 points and the Washington Wizards beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 105-103 on ...

Landon Slaggert got himself a piece of Blackhawks history, scoring seven seconds into Chicago's game at the Panthers on ...