Captain Alex Ovechkin remains 10 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's career record of 894. Ovechkin has 32 goals to go with 17 assists for 49 points this season. He is one point shy from becoming ...

The Capitals scored four times in the the third period, including twice shorthanded, as they rallied to beat the Red Wings ...

After being acquired from Pittsburgh at the deadline, winger hopes to bring grit, speed and energy as newest addition to ...

Detroit’s Cam Talbot allowed five goals on 29 shots, falling apart just after the second intermission. Dylan Larkin and ...

Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the third period to key the Washington Capitals rallying to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2, extending their winning streak to three games.

The Red Wings (30-27-6, 66 points) have lost five in a row in regulation for the first time this season. They are one point behind Ottawa and the New York Rangers for the second wild card spot. The ...

His 17th of the season was assisted by Jakob Chychrun and Connor McMichael. Alex Ovechkin is now 25 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record of 894 goals. In his first game back ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's ...

You can’t have an outburst of nationalism without purity tests coming into play, and two prominent Canadian figures have failed theirs in the court of chattering-class opinion: Wayne Gretzky and ...

Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, Ovechkin’s third-period power-play goal moved him with 10 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL scoring record. The Capitals went on to beat the ...