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

Sid, the greatest winner in hockey history. Sid, the longtime face of the National Hockey League. Sid, now in his 20th NHL ...

(Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) Ottawa Senators’ Travis Hamonic (23) hits Washington Capitals’ Brandon Duhaime (22) ...

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky turned 64 on Sunday. Birthday wishes poured in for arguably the greatest hockey player of all ...

Alex Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for nearly 57 minutes in a 3-0 Washington Capitals win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night — but The Great Eight found a way to do what he does ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but there's one ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night ...

With the Capitals in town Thursday night, Kraken fans get an up-close view of Alex Ovechkin as he closes in on Wayne ...

“One of the greatest, if not the greatest ... The 20-goal mark, which many players hope to just hit once, has come and gone for Ovechkin in each of his 20 NHL campaigns, even the shortened ...

The NHL Department of Player Safety recently suspended Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid for three games, forcing him to miss their matchup with the Washington Capitals. While a lot of talk is ...

Look at the Pittsburgh Penguins-- home to Ovechkin's greatest rival Sidney Crosby ... of his contract with an $8.5 million annual cap hit -- for goalie Darcy Kuemper in a one-for-one trade.