After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record of 894. Ovechkin ...

Whatever the order of their names, they've been at the top of the NHL marquee whenever Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins have faced Alex ... Even with that extra weight, they delivered well ...

TORONTO --Eric Lindros says there’s no question that Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record. To the Hockey Hall of Famer, the only question is when. “I think he ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to reach 861 in his career, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling Nashville Predators 3-2 on ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Predators another defeat and keep his Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen him a lot over the years.

Alex Ovechkin has played a lot more games than Sidney Crosby. The Caps star has 1438 games under his belt, while Crosby has 1287. Partly as a result, Ovechkin has 861 goals. The Penguins star has 598.

Nov 6, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) skates with the puck as Nashville Predators defenseman Brady Skjei (76) defends in the third period ...

The Nashville Predators lost 3-2 to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night after Alex Ovechkin's go-ahead goal in the third period. After Juuso Parssinen’s first goal of the season put ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — Over the last few weeks, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who has found his scoring touch with 10 goals in 14 games, has been referring to Dylan Strome by a different ...

Nov. 7 (UPI) --Alex Ovechkin calmly slid into the right circle and sniped a snapshot past a blinded Juuse Saros to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 triumph over the Nashville Predators.

Alex Ovechkin is off to a hot start. The Washington Capitals’ 39-year-old captain was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday after scoring an NHL-best five goals in four games.