After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record of 894. Ovechkin ...

The moment Alex Ovechkin stepped onto the ice to start this season, the countdown began. Sure, a version of it began in December 2022, when the Washington Capitals’ captain scored his 800th ...

Alex Ovechkin has played a lot more games than Sidney Crosby. The Caps star has 1438 games under his belt, while Crosby has 1287. Partly as a result, Ovechkin has 861 goals. The Penguins star has 598.

Alex Ovechkin, seemingly on a nightly basis, inches closer and closer to breaking the all-time goal-scoring record held by Wayne Gretzky. No one in history has more goals than Gretzky, but ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal with defenseman Martin Fehervary, back ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal during the third period of an NHL hockey ...

Alex Ovechkin's 2024-25 season is full of milestones. He's playing in his 20th season in the NHL and the Washington Capitals are celebrating their 50th anniversary. And if things continue to go ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals' season to do some film study. The trio who had never before ...

Ovechkin scored two goals Saturday in an 8-1 win over the Blues. Ovechkin has eight goals in his past seven games to give him 863 in his career. That leaves him 31 shy of Wayne Gretzky's NHL ...

Nov. 7 (UPI) --Alex Ovechkin calmly slid into the right circle and sniped a snapshot past a blinded Juuse Saros to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 triumph over the Nashville Predators.

Alex Ovechkin Is Scoring and Helping Teammates and the Washington Capitals Are off to a Hot Start ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Predators another defeat and keep his Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen him a lot over the years.