We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

I track down Doug at his home in Petawawa in eastern Ontario. All these years later, he can still recall, in detail, the ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring ... the Kraken Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in a 3-0 Capitals victory. It was his 22nd goal of the season ...

Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star ...

Wayne Gretzky (894) 2. Alex Ovechkin (876) 3. Gordie Howe (801 ... Ovechkin scored two more against the Hockey Club -- and might've had another if he wasn't knocked out of the game following ...

INGLEWOOD, CA – DECEMBER 4: Wayne Gretzky #99 of ... won Game 5 in overtime to take a 3-2 series lead. In Game 6, the Kings won off a controversial call. Gretzky high-sticked Doug Gilmour ...

The resurgent Ottawa Senators go for a third straight win when they host the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

The greatest player to ever skate in the National Hockey League is celebrated on ... change the name of this column to “Things Wayne Gretzky Did Today” and not miss a beat.

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Washington captain has 23 goals this season, with 31 games left. This ...