Alex Ovechkin has 26 goals this season and 879 career goals. The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking ...

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Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record to help the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3.

The Washington Capitals are the top team in the NHL more than halfway through the season. Yet they’re also one of just two ...

He gets another chance against the Chiefs in two days. EJ Smith tells the story of Hurts, his father and high school coach ...

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

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Captain gets outscored by fellow Russian Matvei Michkov but moves to within 16 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record in ...

Ovechkin scored on a one-timer from the inside edge of the right face-off circle at 19:07 of the first period to move within 16 goals of passing Wayne Gretzky 's NHL record of 894. Ovechkin has scored ...

FILE - Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, celebrates after scoring his third goal of an NHL hockey game during ...

Nine games were played last night in the NHL. And there was plenty of action! Let’s see what caught our attention: Alex ...