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

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

Next winter, NHL players will participate at an Olympics for the first time in 12 years when the hockey competition takes ...

Alex Ovechkin moved another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring on Marc-Andre Fleury ...

The Washington Capitals lost a shootout contest against the Minnesota Wild in their recent contest. They managed to snag a ...

Marc-Andre Fleury figures Alex Ovechkin probably owes him for helping Ovechkin close in on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is now only 24 goals away from Wayne Gretzky's all-time mark of 894 career goals!

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

At this point, the record falling looks imminent. But when? Now that's an interesting and possibly infuriating question.

Alex Ovechkin’s record chase is back on. His empty-net goal for the Washington Capitals in Saturday’s 5-2 win over the ...

The 39-year-old scored his third goal in four games since returning from his injury, ripping a power-play snapshot past ...

Ovechkin, who suffered a broken left fibula in November, and the Capitals will face the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.