Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and scored goals in five of his first nine games back. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, ...

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The ...

Pittsburgh's game at Washington on Saturday night will be the 71st regular-season meeting of the team's superstar captains, the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin.

Legendary former Oilers coach and general manager Glen Sather recently shared his surprisingly harsh opinion that he doesn't ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is 21 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time scoring record ...

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has scored goals against more unique goalies than any player in NHL history, passing Jaromir ...

At the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL season, Sportsnet's Sonny Sachdeva highlights the most intriguing stats from the first half of the campaign.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward ...

Vasily Podkolzin has been a great addition to the Oilers. Stan Bowman moved a fourth-round pick for the Russian forward, but ...

Wayne Gretzky owns a laundry list of NHL records, including the mark for the most career points. A player earns a point by either scoring a goal or getting an assist, which is credited to up to two ...

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Plus a hit parade in Vancouver, a savior in Ottawa, the timeline of witnessing all-time greatness in Washington and much more ...