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 ...

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

After a slow start to the game, and being outshot 32-24, the Washington Capitals (42-14-8) defeated the Seattle Kraken (27-34 ...

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 has inched within single digits of overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goals leader after scoring an empty-net goal in the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle ...

Kudos are also due for Charlie Lindgren (30 saves) – who won for the fourth time in five starts – and the Caps’ penalty ...

The Washington captain has 33 goals this season and needs nine more with 18 games left to become the NHL's all-time leader. Ovechkin scored 15 times in his first 18 games before suffering ...

The GR8 continues to hunt down The Great One. On Sunday afternoon in the U.S. capital, Washington Capitals captain Alex ...

Sidney Crosby will go down as one of the NHL's greatest ever players, and now he's joined an illustrious list of the league's ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 886 goals and needs eight to tie and nine to break the record.