Moscow, a cold December evening, the wind slicing through the Red Square like a sharpened blade. Inside the Kremlin, a file ...

The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, the ...

It's been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record should he stay healthy and keep up his blistering scoring pace. And even after ...

Wayne Gretzky (894) 2. Alex Ovechkin (875 ... goal for Capitals Alex Ovechkin nets his 864th career goal after his shot banks off Alex Pietrangelo's stick. Did you seriously think that an 8-1 ...

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL ... Backstrom could have remained healthy -- he figured Ovechkin had a shot at catching Gretzky if his body cooperated. "If he stayed healthy ...

Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 18th goal of the season and the 871st of his career, leaving him just 24 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s ... was hit with a point shot from defenseman Rasmus ...

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record ... His signature one-time slap shot from the left dot continuing to terrorize ...

Washington Capitals found a strong opponent in the Ottawa Senators as both teams failed to score any goals during the first three periods. Alex Ovechkin broke the tie in overtime. His goal came off a ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 875 goals and needs 20 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

Alex Ovechkin scored on an empty-netter to move one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky and the Capitals handed the Kraken a 3-0 loss on Thursday night.

The ad nods to previous commercials featuring Wayne Gretzky and Mats Sundin and the ... the standard for the McDavid and Matthews ad. They shot from distance, batted pucks into the net and shot ...

On Thursday night in Ottawa, Ovechkin beat Leevi Merilainen with a snap shot from the left face-off ... He needs 20 more to match Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894, and 21 to set a new ...