Ovechkin was surrounded by young talent in his early years in Washington. Center Nicklas Backstrom, defenseman Mike Green and ...

Hockey fans once again will be focused on Alex Ovechkin when the Washington Capitals face off against the Minnesota Wild on ...

He was a very, very bright young man in terms of his goal-setting for his life,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who met Alex Ovechkin as a teenager. “He was determined. He was one of the ...

Boston Bruins' Charlie McAvoy opens up about the emotional impact of losing Brad Marchand and other key teammates after ...

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

Superstar winger Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal on Sunday, but he might not score many more goals wearing a Washington Capitals jersey. Ovechkin has suggested that his time in the NHL ...

Without missing a beat, Mahoney said “Alexander Ovechkin.” The general manager, doing the general manager thing, said: “Are you sure?” “Absolutely sure,” said Mahoney before he ever sat down with his ...

Alex Ovechkin needs nine more goals to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record of 894. He scored his 886th in a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken at Capital One Arena on Sunday. The Capitals start a ...

Ovechkin scored for the 886th time on Sunday with his empty-netter that secured a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken and extended the team's winning streak to four games. He sits nine away from ...

History doesn’t come cheap. Tickets to see the Washington Capitals have skyrocketed to eye-watering prices as superstar Alex Ovechkin narrows in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. Many ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is within striking distance of the all-time goals record held by Wayne Gretzky at 894. With 18 games remaining in the Capitals’ season, Ovechkin is nine goals away ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, moving nine back of breaking Wayne ...