Ovechkin scored his 23nd goal of the season to push his career total to 876. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Now that the mid-way point of the Utah Hockey Club’s inaugural season has come and gone, let’s take a look at how everyone is doing, relative to their expectations going into the season. Note that ...

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

Alex Ovechkin is getting closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal record of 894 goals. Glen Sather, Gretzky’s former coach with the Edmonton Oilers, shared his thoughts about ...

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer. In swiping home the only goal of the game ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on, beating Leevi Merilainen in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime ... Only three NHL players have 15 or more goals and 100-plus hits this season and they all played in this game — Ottawa ...