Pittsburgh played pretty well for 30 minutes, and then the bottom fell out as it was embarrassed in an 8-3 loss against Washington.

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

Jakob Chychrun scored two of Washington's five second-period goals and the visiting Capitals routed the Pittsburgh Penguins 8 ...

Chychrun beat Alex Nedeljokvic twice in less than four minutes to break open a tie game. Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson pushed Washington's lead to 6-2 by the end of the period as the Metropolitan ...

It's just a matter of time before Washington Capitals captain, icon and future Hall of Fame forward Alex Ovechkin overtakes Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894.

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 ...

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

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

Following a break of nearly two full weeks from the rigors of the rink, the Caps climb back into action on Saturday afternoon ...

As the Philadelphia Flyers prepare to face the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, fans eagerly anticipate the debut of forward ...

The New York Islanders have a big decision to make with big center Brock Nelson, a pending unrestricted free agent who seems ...

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