Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury are long-time rivals, but that was put ...

Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin, who's closing in on the NHL's all-time goals record, stopped teammates from leaving the ice ...

Part of what makes Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record so compelling is that the two players ...

Sidney Crosby’s career-long point-per-game consistency has broken an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky. By scoring 8:49 into the first period for Pittsburgh against ...

Look at the journey Alex Ovechkin took from being a prodigious talent in Russia to being on the verge of becoming the most ...

Ovechkin edged closer to Gretzky's record on Saturday, netting his 887th career goal in the Washington Capitals' 5-1 drubbing of San Jose. It means the 39-year-old Russian star is now just eight ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin shook off a rough start to this three-game California swing by scoring his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks to move within eight of br ...

(David Gonzales — Imagn Images) Growing up in Moscow, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin never thought he'd be a star. He'd just hoped he had what it took to stick around in the National ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, right, celebrates with Martin Fehervary (42) after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- During the Washington Capitals' 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharkson Saturday, Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.