Alex Ovechkin is now five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 890th of his career in the ...

Alex Ovechkin is approaching Wayne Gretzky's NHL goalscoring record. Here's what to know about the Washington Capitals star's ...

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...

Ovechkin is getting closer than ever to Wayne Gretzky now. The Great One with the undefeatable career NHL goals! 894! Alex Ovechkin is at 889, just 6 career NHL goals away from Wayne Gretzky ...

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal-scoring record in the NHL. The league plans a brief on-ice ceremony ...

Fleury, who’s in his 21st and assuredly final season in the league, was on the home bench all night while Filip Gustavsson ...

Ovechkin did not let a 4-2 loss to the Wild at Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota stop him from honoring the Wild star goalie, who ...

Years before it became obvious that Alex Ovechkin was going to smash the NHL’s all-time goals record, he had an unbroken five-season run leading the league in power-play goals. The 101 pucks he ...

Part of what makes Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record so compelling is that the two players are polar opposites in some ways yet stunningly similar in others.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin moved one step closer to history -- and has just five more to go. The star forward ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break ...

Alex Ovechkin has scored more goals against the Winnipeg Jets than against any other team in the NHL. He added to that total on Tuesday, scoring career goal No. 889 in his chase for hockey ...