Alex Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal record, scoring his 890th career goal on Sunday, March 30, ...

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

Ovechkin is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record, but the captain’s team is in a funk that continued Sunday with ...

The star forward scored his 37th goal of the season on Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres, a tally midway through the third ...

Few things get Washingtonian sports fans reaching for their wallets faster than a cherry blossom jersey makeover. Most of the ...

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

Alex Ovechkin is skating toward breaking the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring record, and the Washington Capitals are splashing murals and goal counters around the city to celebrate what they’re ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is inching closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. Ovechkin posted his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks. The Capitals ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1.

SAN JOSE --Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th goal to move eight away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894, and the Washington Capitals defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-1 at SAP Center on ...

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have played dozens of close games this season, an example, it seems, of how much more competitive they’ve been compared to last year. Every so often, though, the ...