WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin is headed for Hollywood within single digits of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net with 1:29 remaining in the ...

The countdown for Alex Ovechkin has reached single digits. The Washington Capitals winger scored No. 886 on Sunday in a win over the Seattle Kraken, putting him nine goals away from breaking Wayne ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 886 goals and needs eight to tie and nine to break the record. Ovechkin ...

On Sunday, Washington Capitals left winger Alex Ovechkin made history yet again, scoring an empty net goal in a 4-2 victory over Seattle and securing his 1,600th career point in the process.

Hockey fans have their eyes trained on Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin every time he's on the ice and that's for good reason. The 39-year-old Russian star is close to making NHL history ...

The Washington Capitals hosted the Seattle Kraken on Sunday afternoon, looking to pick up their fourth straight win and extend their lead in the Metropolitan division. Seattle struck first, taking ...

Alex Ovechkin has inched within single digits of overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goals leader after scoring an empty-net goal in the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice with ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...