Alexander Ovechkin, nicknamed “The Great 8” and “Ovi,” is a celebrated Russian ice hockey player currently serving as the ...

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

Game by game, Alex Ovechkin is chipping away at Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record. Now with 879 career goals, ...

The hottest player in the National Hockey League is David Pastrnak with 30 points in his past 17 games. He’s from Czechia and ...

The Capitals’ captain — who is now 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record of 894 — collided with Jack ...

The Utah Hockey Club visit the Washington Capitals after Clayton Keller scored two goals in the Utah Hockey Club's 7-3 loss ...

Alexander Ovechkin is inching ever so close to breaking the National Hockey League goal record. His Washington Capitals faced ...

Ovechkin now moves into a five-way tie for eighth on the league leaderboard in goals scored this season. His current 0.68 ...

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of ...