The Washington Capitals will make sure there is a local feel when Alex Ovechkin breaks the NHL's all-time goals record.

Unless I’m mistaken, we’re all really looking forward to seeing Alexander Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record. Just ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's goal record. How he has fared vs. the teams he'll face the ...

The Washington Capitals will look to keep a four-game win streak alive when they take on the Anaheim Ducks. Game time is 10 p ...

Washington picked first in the draft with Ovechkin. Pittsburgh, with the second pick, chose Malkin, who like Ovechkin, will ...

Alexander Ovechkin is creeping up on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record, entering Tuesday night's Washington Capitals-Anaheim Ducks game with 886, only eight fewer than The Great One's 894. Yet he ...

Gretzky broke out of his mini-slump with his 799th goal and three assists in a 7-0 win against the Ottawa Senators. Three ...

Anastasia Shubskaya, wife of Alexander Ovechkin, is more than a hockey wife. Growing up in Russia, she pursued modeling, ...

Alexander Ovechkin is 11 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. Partnering with the NHL’s Hockey ...

The Los Angeles Kings head into a matchup against the Washington Capitals as winners of three consecutive games.

Alexander Ovechkin is about to become the most prolific goal-scorer in hockey history. But does passing Wayne Gretzky on the career list, a feat once believed impossible, make him the greatest ...

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