Over the last 25 years, the NHL has only continued to get more skilled and more entertaining. Today, we're going to celebrate ...

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

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

Glen Hanlon's old line about Wayne Gretzky scoring his first NHL goal against him was, "I created a monster." As Alex Ovechkin's first coach with the Washington Capitals, Hanlon also played a role ...

On Sunday, in a game against the Utah Hockey Club, Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin notched the 1,591st point of his NHL career, moving to 11th all-time in NHL scoring. Ovechkin notched ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his empty net goal with defenseman Matt Roy (3) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Tuesday ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 goals and needs 16 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

Game by game, Alex Ovechkin is chipping away at Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal-scoring record. Now with 879 career goals, 16 away from surpassing Gretzky, he'll look to keep it going when the ...