In the third period between the Capitals and Senators, Alex Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.

Ovechkin scored his 23nd goal of the season to push his career total to 876. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

"The Great Eight" came up clutch when the Washington Capitals needed him most with a third period tally to close the gap with ...

How many career goals does Alex Ovechkin have? Ovechkin has 876 career goals. How many goals does Alex Ovechkin need to pass Wayne Gretzky? Ovechkin needs 19 goals to break Gretzk ...

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

The ‘NHL Hockeyverse Matchup of the Week’ will leverage computer puck and player tracking to re-create a recent contest with avatars competing outdoors.

Calgary Flames fan fave Rasmus Andersson bent at the waist and clutched at his mid-section, clearly accusing Washington ...

Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov, who scored a team-high 23 goals through 37 games this season, will undergo surgery on ...

Connor McDavid versus Alex Ovechkin went ahead Tuesday without Connor McDavid — robbing fans at Rogers Place and around the ...

After a wild schedule of road games and cross-country flights, the Edmonton Oilers kicked off their six-game home stand ...

Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist as the league-leading Washington Capitals won their fifth game in a row, defeating ...