Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay 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 ...

In a remarkable moment of mutual respect, Alex Ovechkin paid tribute to Marc-Andre Fleury as the veteran goaltender nears retirement. This recent faceoff between the Washington Capitals and ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin didn't get closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record on Thursday night, and his biggest moment came after the final horn. Following Washington ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Alex Ovechkin scored the 889th goal of his NHL career and had to skate right by Scott Arniel and the Winnipeg Jets to celebrate with his Washington Capitals teammates.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has broken the NHL goals record held by Wayne Gretzky by scoring the 895th of his career. Ovechkin beat fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on the power play ...

While the Capitals nearly lost control of the game in the third period after holding a 3-0 lead, Capitals star Alex Ovechkin gave credit to goaltender Charlie Lindgren. "We knew they're going to ...