WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory ...

Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin pulled within single digits of Wayne Gretzky, and he hit a historic milestone in the process ...

It was Ovechkin’s league-leading eighth empty-netter of the season and 65th of his career, which is the most of any player in ...

Ovechkin wasn’t ready to talk postgame about being ready for his close-up in the state where Gretzky’s impact is still felt.

Alex Ovechkin pulled to within eight of tying Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record and the Capitals capitalized late to beat ...

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" scored his final goal on March 29, 1999. "The Great Eight" could very well ...

Alex Ovechkin has inched within single digits of overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goals leader after scoring an ...

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Alexander Ovechkin is about to become the most prolific goal-scorer in hockey history. But does passing Wayne Gretzky on the ...

The Washington Capitals host the Seattle Kraken after Aliaksei Protas' two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Capitals' 5-2 win.

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan didn’t hold back after a tough loss to Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals. Find out ...

The good news about Thursday’s loss to Utah is that the Red Wings was that  Detroit didn’t lose any ground in the chase for a ...