Alex Ovechkin has 26 goals this season and 879 career goals. The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking ...

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Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Captain gets outscored by fellow Russian Matvei Michkov but moves to within 16 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record in ...

Marcus Pettersson hasn’t been a high-scoring defender throughout his NHL career but has tended to chip in 20-to-25 points a season from the back end. His production, however, has spiked over the past ...

Matthews can leave Sittler behind on the scoring list, and he’s already passed every Leaf but Mats Sundin, but he has no Sittler signature moments on his resume to date — not the Canada Cup-winning ...

And so far through 2024-25, that's what the Capitals have gotten out of Wilson. Through 50 games, he has 20 goals and 15 ...

January 24 - Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal ... The Capitals worked the puck to Protas near the left post, and Daccord made a pokecheck with his stick to interrupt the shot.

Washington Capitals' Tom Wilson (43) and Edmonton Oilers' Darnell Nurse (25) battle for the puck during third period NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason ...

battle for the puck during third period NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson EDMONTON — Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of the all-time goal scoring ...

"He walked across the tarmac, signed ... pucks, and he would do it, noq questions asked all the time. Just a selfless guy, happy-go lucky, just loves the game." Over a decade later, Ovechkin ...