In the third period of a Thursday night battle between the Washington Capitals and the Ottawa Senators, future NHL Hall of ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets in a showdown of the top two teams ...

it’s a great kind of feeling and I think it pumps up everyone on our bench.” Laviolette, who coached Washington from 2021-23, praised Ovechkin’s shot as being the best in the world but ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, scoring on a late power play in the Washington ...

It’s been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record should he stay healthy and keep up his blistering scoring pace. And even after ...

After a tepid start, Ovechkin’s odds shot up quickly thanks to a hot stretch where he scored 13 goals in 11 games. With 15 goals in 18 games, Ovechkin’s odds peaked at 65 percent on Nov. 18.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday.

Ever since returning to the Capitals lineup, Ovechkin has scored four goals in five games, keeping up his ridiculous scoring pace. In 23 total games played in 2024-25, Ovechkin leads the Capitals ...