Alexander Ovechkin has been a staple of the NHL since he began playing for the Washington Capitals in 2005. He has been one ...

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

The 4 Nations Face-Off has been a huge win for the NHL, but without the Russian team, Alexander Ovechkin has some thoughts.

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

Evgeni Malkin says he’ll return on Saturday as he talks about how he’s rooting for Alexander Ovechkin to break the goal ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin sent a strong message to fellow Russian, Philadelphi Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov, ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Ovechkin now moves into a five-way tie for eighth on the league leaderboard in goals scored this season. His current 0.68 ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model to a lot of kids who grew up to play alongside him in the NHL.

Alexander Ovechkin, the last of his kind ... Capitals had chosen their weapon—the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL Draft, a young Russian with fire in his stride and steel in his veins.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 goals and needs 16 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

Watch as Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin scores on an empty net right before the ... empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record, and the ...