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 ...

The two superstars will meet for the 72nd time in the regular season Saturday as Ovechkin closes in on Wayne Gretzky's career ...

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" ...

Ovechkin will resume play when the Washington Capitals visit the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby (a game-time decision ...

Heading into the Capitals’ final 27 games, Ovechkin has 879 goals during his 20 NHL seasons, including 26 goals in 39 games ...

While most of the NHL’s top players are competing at the 4 Nations Face-Off, some of the league’s top Russian players like ...

The NHL returns from the 4-Nations Face-Off with a juicy matchup between two icons of the sport. The Capitals-Penguins game ...

There’s still a lot of hockey left to be played,” center Pierre-Luc Dubois of the Eastern Conference-leading Washington ...

Alex Ovechkin's record chase and Connor Hellebuyck's season have captured the attention of bettors. Here's where the NHL ...