Moscow, a cold December evening, the wind slicing through the Red Square like a sharpened blade. Inside the Kremlin, a file ...

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

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If Alex Ovechkin was going to shatter Wayne ... dynastic run by tearing down the roster to the foundations in order to draft Connor Bedard and subsequently linger in the league's basement.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored in the 3rd period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky.

The Kraken play a rare three straight games against Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid, arguably three of the ...

With the Capitals in town Thursday night, Kraken fans get an up-close view of Alex Ovechkin as he closes in on Wayne ...

And of course, Alex Ovechkin’s hunt for the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring record is as big a story as there is in the NHL this ...

Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

With a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to six games.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 876 goals and needs 19 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net ... He now needs 22 goals to surpass Gretzky's total of 894. Ovechkin, 39, was drafted by the Capitals at No. 1 overall in 2004.