Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999.

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of ...

Reigning MVP Nathan MacKinnon was the 4 Nations Face-Off MVP and is leading the league in scoring this season. Leon Draisaitl ...

Yet Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is closing in on that Gretzky record. The Capitals drafted him with the first overall pick ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is getting oh-so-close to breaking The Great One's NHL goals record. Could he even do it in fewer games than Gretzky?

Logan Cooley was born in Pittsburgh just 17 months before Sidney Crosby debuted in the NHL and his hometown Penguins won multiple Stanley Cup championships during his childhood. Cooley admired Crosby, ...

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Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski wraps up his Shuffle Up series with rankings tiers for the relievers. Federal ...

Nearly every NHL fan is keeping close tabs on Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin as he inches closer to breaking the ...

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin opened up about his chances of reaching the 1,500-game plateau, stating that he’s not sure he’ll get there. In a Russian-language interview for Moscow ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is just 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's scoring record of 894 goals. Ovechkin's scoring pace is two goals per every three games played.

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals ... Heading into the Capitals’ final 27 games, Ovechkin has 879 goals during his 20 NHL seasons, including 26 goals in 39 games this season, leaving ...