Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and has scored goals in four of his first six games back. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has now moved within 23 goals of catching Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history.

Alex Ovechkin moved another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring on Marc-Andre Fleury ...

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 ...

When asked about the goal after the game, Svechkov revealed that he had actually drawn inspiration from his fellow countryman ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin ...

Ovechkin, who suffered a broken left fibula in November, practiced in full on Friday and could play as soon as Saturday in ...

At this point, the record falling looks imminent. But when? Now that's an interesting and possibly infuriating question.

Ovechkin, who suffered a broken left fibula in November, and the Capitals will face the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

There is only one name left for Alex Ovechkin to catch atop the NHL all-time goal leaderboard, and it's the greatest one of them all. One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is now only 24 goals away from Wayne Gretzky's all-time mark of 894 career goals!