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

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 19 goals from overtaking ... But the measure of a great hockey player isn't only how many goals they rack up. Consider how Ovechkin compares to his ...

Marcel Dionne and Phil Esposito as the only players with 700 goals and 700 assists. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the ...

The Capitals captain is a team player through and through, coach Spencer Carbery said. Washington Capitals captain Alex ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward ...

With the Capitals in town Thursday night, Kraken fans get an up-close view of Alex Ovechkin as he closes in on Wayne ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 876 ...

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington ...

Alex Ovechkin became the second player in NHL history to score at least 20 goals in 20 straight seasons when he scored his 20th against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.

The top two teams in the NHL facing off in front of a fired-up sellout crowd of over 18,500 fans on an early February ...

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) protects the puck from Ottawa Senators' Josh Norris (9) during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Thursday ... "Growing up, that's my favourite player, ...