Years before it became obvious that Alex Ovechkin was going to smash the NHL’s all-time goals record, he had an unbroken five-season run leading the league in power-play goals. The 101 pucks he ...

During a game where the Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 4-2, Alex Ovechkin honored the soon-to-retire Marc-Andre Fleury on ice. The Capitals lined up to shake hands with Fleury ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 890 goals and needs four to tie and five to break the record. Ovechkin ...

Alexander Ovechkin is closing in on the record for the most goals scored in the National Hockey League. While his achievement is being applauded by most, for some, his support of Vladimir Putin ...

"He came by the bench and gave me the biggest smirk," Arniel, who was an assistant with the Capitals from 2018-22, said with his own smile. Ovechkin is now five goals away from tying and six from ...

WINNIPEG --Alex Ovechkin keeps scoring big goals for the Washington Capitals and moving closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin would’ve preferred his 889th goal had come in a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. --Alex Ovechkin was unable to move closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Marc-Andre Fleury didn’t even play. Still, Ovechkin and Fleury shared likely a final moment of ...

Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin continues to move closer towards breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record. In a 3-2 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, Ovechkin took another ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 6 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 goals, long considered unbreakable, is now under threat by Alex Ovechkin. The two legends, though different in style, have captivated hockey fans. Gretzky is known ...

Alex Ovechkin has scored more goals against the Winnipeg Jets than against any other team in the NHL. He added to that total on Tuesday, scoring career goal No. 889 in his chase for hockey ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...