While Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is still conquering the ice rink, his momentous contributions off the rink ...

First overall selections at the National Hockey League’s entry draft (with year, player, team, position and previous club with league or country in parentheses): ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off in February was meant to provide a taste of international competition a year before the Winter ...

Ovechkin missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto in the Capitals’ first game out of the Christmas break. The missing time only seemed to make Ovechkin more determined.

Auston Matthews sent a congratulatory message to Alex Ovechkin after he broke Gretzky’s NHL career goals record Sunday scoring No. 895.

ELMONT, N.Y. — The floor was wet. Beyond that, inside the visitors’ locker room at UBS Arena, there weren’t many obvious signs of what took place Sunday, what Alex Ovechkin accomplished. It ...

Ovechkin’s first signature goal from the Ovechkin Spot came fairly early into his career: a power-play one-timer against the Toronto Maple Leafs in early November of his rookie season.

Alex Ovechkin, left, of the Washington Capitals poses with former NHL player Wayne Gretzky and the puck used to score his 895th career goal in the second period against the New York Islanders at ...

TORONTO — Alex Ovechkin’s record chase is back on. His empty-net goal for the Washington Capitals in Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs wasn’t the most challenging goal among the 869 he’s ...