No one wanted to see Alexander Ovechkin get hurt. But, such is the National Hockey League. The last time Utah Hockey Club ...

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

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

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

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

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

Alex Ovechkin has been regarded as one of the best goal-scorers of this generation. However, he is well on his way to ...

Moscow, a cold December evening, the wind slicing through the Red Square like a sharpened blade. Inside the Kremlin, a file ...

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

Who might fill such a tremendous vacuum? As someone who does have a fairly deep understanding of politics, all I can say is that Alexander Ovechkin checks a great many boxes. Never say "never." ...

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

He's a legend.” Russia's Alexander Ovechkin shoots during practice at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, in Turin, Italy. Credit: AP/GENE J. PUSKAR That legend started early.