Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

With a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to six games.

as they came together and played one of their most complete games of the year for a big two points against the Seattle Kraken. Aliaksei Protas, Ethen Frank and Alex Ovechkin scored as 20 proved to be ...

Alex Ovechkin did ... didn't do so consecutively. Ovechkin scored his 20th goal in his 27th game of the campaign, tying the fourth-fastest time he's required to hit the benchmark.

Then, with time ticking down, Alex Ovechkin had a big shot block ... Andrew Mangiapane is the eighth Capital to hit double-digits in goals this season.

Alex Ovechkin is ... he's going to go down as the greatest pure goal scorer of all time. There's no question about it,” said Kraken coach Dan Bylsma, who saw Ovechkin frequently and up close ...

Now closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record, the 39-year-old Ovechkin is now playing against many of those youngsters who grew up watching his highlights and hoping they could be like the ...

Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter ... blasted more shots than anyone in the league and hit like a truck. He was a force of nature. Knuble said one of his biggest challenges as a teammate was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the ...

If Alex Ovechkin was going to shatter Wayne ... Look at the Pittsburgh Penguins-- home to Ovechkin's greatest rival Sidney Crosby-- who have unsuccessfully surrounded a veteran core with whatever ...