Alex Ovechkin stands in the corner of the Washington Capitals locker room, looking down and shaking his head as teammate John ...

After winning its past four games, Washington (42-14-8) is tied with the Winnipeg Jets for first in the NHL with 92 points.

Connor McMichael's goal with 4:16 remaining broke a tie and Alex Ovechkin moved within nine goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

Ovechkin hit the empty net to seal a 4-2 win over Seattle and move within nine goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to score the most NHL regular-season goals, but he trails Kings great Wayne ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle ...

Unless I’m mistaken, we’re all really looking forward to seeing Alexander Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record. Just ...

Alex Ovechkin pulled to within eight of tying Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record and the Capitals capitalized late to beat ...

Alex Ovechkin has inched within single digits of overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goals leader after scoring an ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record. In his pursuit of NHL ...