Washington picked first in the draft with Ovechkin. Pittsburgh, with the second pick, chose Malkin, who like Ovechkin, will ...

NHL: Alexander Ovechkin is eight goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record as the Washington Capitals face the San ...

Alexander Ovechkin took some time during the 4 Nations Faceoff break to reflect upon his career and his chase of Gretzky's ...

Ovechkin is on the verge of breaking one of Wayne Gretzky's most-storied records and The Great One plans on witnessing that ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's goal record. How he has fared vs. the teams he'll face the ...

Washington (42-14-8), which has won four in a row, is tied with the Winnipeg Jets for first in the NHL with 92 points.

Gretzky broke out of his mini-slump with his 799th goal and three assists in a 7-0 win against the Ottawa Senators. Three ...

Alexander Ovechkin is nine goals away from toppling Wayne Gretzky’s career mark of 894, a record once considered unbreakable.

The Washington Capitals will make sure there is a local feel when Alex Ovechkin breaks the NHL's all-time goals record.

Anastasia Shubskaya, wife of Alexander Ovechkin, is more than a hockey wife. Growing up in Russia, she pursued modeling, ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. Can he break it this season?

Alexander Ovechkin is creeping up on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record, entering Tuesday night's Washington Capitals-Anaheim Ducks game with 886, only eight fewer than The Great One's 894. Yet he ...