Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward ...

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has scored goals against more unique goalies than any player in NHL history, passing Jaromir ...

Pittsburgh's game at Washington on Saturday night will be the 71st regular-season meeting of the team's superstar captains, the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin.

Ovechkin has five goals in 10 games — two on the empty net — since making his return from a broken fibula just 40 days after the initial injury, but he and the top-6 have struggled to generate ...

Ovechkin entered the season needing 42 goals to break the record. Even after missing time with a fracture in his leg, he isn’t showing signs of slowing his goal-scoring pace. In 27 games played ...

Alex Ovechkin is creeping ever closer to NHL history. It’s been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record should he stay healthy ...

4. Midrange shots and goals Ovechkin, despite missing time this season, ranks in the 95th percentile among forwards in midrange shots on goal (45) and 94th percentile at the position in midrange ...

Ovechkin already owns the NHL records for power-play goals and shots on goal. He also has 133 game-winning goals , three away from breaking Jaromir Jagr’s mark (135).

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

Just when fans were beginning to think Alex Ovechkin's stick was going cold, the Washington Capitals captain reminded them he's still on the road to history. "The Great Eight," as he's ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 873 goals and needs 22 to set a new record.

despite missing 16 games due to injury. Playing in his 20th NHL season, Ovechkin now has 873 goals and 709 assists for 1,582 points in 1,453 career regular-season games. The 39-year-old winger is ...