The Great 8 sits second on the all-time scoring list only behind The Great One.

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

Vasily Podkolzin has been a great addition to the Oilers. Stan Bowman moved a fourth-round pick for the Russian forward, but ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to ...

The Capitals will look to keep their offense going against the Sabres. The Washington Capitals shook things up last game to ...

Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Technology is finally helping to answer an age-old hockey question: how do you identify the best defensive players?

- Alex Ovechkin has four goals in his last five games since returning from a broken leg. He sits just 23 away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history. - Pierre-Luc Dubois has ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, had missed 16 games after absorbing ...