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 ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL ...

Both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin added to their goal tallies on Sunday. For Crosby, he scored both his 20th and 21st of ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory over the Seattle ...

Hockey fans have their eyes trained on Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin every time he's on the ice and that's for ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward has already ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Greg Cote’s Poll Dance is a weekly survey on a topic usually in sports. In today’s 35th installment: Alex Ovechkin is poised ...

The Washington Capitals and Seattle Kraken both are coming off a win entering their game Sunday afternoon in the nation's capital.

The Colorado Avalanche landed forward Brock Nelson through a trade with the New York Islanders, the teams announced.