So local hockey fans are going to have to get creative to sink their teeth into something with a little bit of importance surrounding the sport. Well, Alex Ovechkin … I can’t believe I’m ...

“Relief,” Ovechkin said. He had twelve goals to go. Because he’s missing some teeth, occasionally gets shirtless and drunk, and speaks with the Russian gift for brevity and absolut ...

The stretch run is heating up in a big way in the National, and the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is momentous ...

The Washington Capitals superstar continues to close in on Gretzky's longstanding record of 894 career NHL goals.

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin’s "The Gr8 Chase" of hockey’s most sacred individual record took another leap ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is on the verge of NHL history. He's closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal scoring record, trailing by just eight goals with 16 games remaining in ...

Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start before missing time with an injury in December and slowing down a bit since his return.

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals' star, tied Jaromir Jagr for the most game-winning goals in NHL history with 135, achieving this in only 1,467 games compared to Jagr's 1,733. Ovechkin's ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Ovechkin edged closer to Gretzky's record on Saturday, netting his 887th career goal in the Washington Capitals' 5-1 drubbing of San Jose. It means the 39-year-old Russian star is now just eight ...