Even at 39 years old, Ovechkin still likes to get physical. The 6-foot-3, 238-pound winger knows that a hit can lead to a ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin opens up about the future of Russian stars in the NHL and gives a key piece of ...

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss where Alex Bregman might sign, with players starting to report to Spring Training ...

Washington’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: ...

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

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

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

Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to ...

Lars Eller and Nic Dowd each scored a goal early in the third period and captain Alex Ovechkin added career goal No. 878, ...

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Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record to help the ...

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