Alex Ovechkin has drawn a lot of attention in his quest for Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record. Ovechkin is 31 behind The Great One and he is still scoring at an impressive clip at age 39.

The Washington Capitals defeated the St. Louis Blues 8-1, with Ovechkin scoring twice and Logan Thompson setting a franchise ...

Through 12 games, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has eight goals and is on a five-game scoring streak.

Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to reach 861 in his career and help the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 ...

Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals’ season ...

Behind him, Connor McMichael has emerged as a quality second-line option. Alex Ovechkin is back to lighting the lamp, and the team's defense has taken a step forward. This looks like some ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored career goals 856 and 857 less than two minutes apart, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Tuesday night in a back-and-forth ...

This one had a little bit of everything except for a cohesive New York Rangers effort. Alex Ovechkin scored twice, Matt Rempe fought in his return to the NHL after a brief minor-league stint and ...

There is only one name left for Alex Ovechkin to catch atop the NHL all-time goal leaderboard, and it's the greatest one of them all. One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin entered the 2024-25 season needing 42 goals to surpass Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leader in the category. After earning only 31 a season ago (a ...