A midseason showdown between the top two teams in the NHL lived up to that billing as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Washington ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals ...

In the clash of the respective conference leaders, Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin helped lead a furious rally for a point once again, but Josh Morrissey's overtime winner led to a 5 ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals ...

Ovechkin, who is 18 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record (894), tied the score 4-4 at 12:21 of the third period, scoring on a slap shot from just inside the blue line that went in ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to break the record.

The Washington Capitals have trailed in the third period in each of their previous two games including Saturday night. Each time captain Alexander Ovechkin scored to lead a comeback.

Alex Ovechkin scored goal No. 876 on Thursday night against the Ottawa Senators. The Washington Capitals captain is now 19 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the NHL's all-time goals scored ...

The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is also renowned for loving his native Russia and her people.