The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

After missing 16 games with a broken leg, Ovechkin cashed in with the 869th goal of his career during a 5-2 win in Toronto.

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday.

Alex Ovechkin scored into an empty net in his return from a broken fibula and the visiting Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin will resume his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record when the Washington Capitals visit ...

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

Alex Ovechkin is set to return to game action just 40 days after fracturing his left leg. Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery announced ...

Ovechkin, 39, had a red-hot start to the season and had scored five goals in his previous two games before the injury. His 15 ...

Alex Ovechkin will return to the ice for the Capitals' showdown with the Maple Leafs after missing a month of action ...

A knee injury and subsequent surgery kept Hakanpaa out of an NHL lineup until he made his debut with the Maple Leafs in ...

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