The Detroit Red Wings will be heading to the nation’s capital on Friday night to take on the best goal scorer of this ...

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

New York, New York, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring a goal in the third period ...

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky’s record for career goals, but his Washington Capitals are also flying toward the ...

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

Alex Ovechkin got his 885th career goal to tie it midway through the third period, Tom Wilson scored 4:07 into overtime and ...

While in the Hall of Fame’s famed Stick Storage Centre, which holds more than 4,000 sticks, the oldest dating to 1875, ...

Alex Ovechkin pulls within 10 goals of breaking the most hallowed record in hockey and Tom Wilson scores in OT to lift the ...

Alex Ovechkin is already the career leader in power-play goals in the NHL. He also has the most empty-netters.

Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals, Hockey Fights Cancer and the V Foundation launched an initiative to raise awareness ...

Ovechkin pulled nine goals from tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record as the Capitals got their second straight win.