When Alex Ovechkin hosted Washington Capitals teammates for his 39th birthday dinner in September, he made it clear his focus ...

Alex Ovechkin ended the season with 897 goals after scoring in the Washington Capitals’ regular-season finale Thursday night.

It’s the hockey equivalent of Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron with his 756th home run, or LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with his 38,388th point — a modern legend chasing down one of the most ...

That doesn’t mean he’s the greatest goal scorer ever. Oh, he’s among the greatest. But does having the most goals make him ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal Wednesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. He needs three goals in the team's final seven regular season games ...

Washington Capitals captain and NHL living legend Alex Ovechkin is set to enter the final year of his contract with the Capitals next season. After becoming the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career ... Ovechkin will have a chance to break the record Sunday when the Capitals play the New York Islanders at 12:30 p.m. ET.

In his 20th NHL season with one season remaining on his contract after this one, Ovechkin is running out of opportunities to ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne ... but the quest for that record-setting strike continues Sunday when the Capitals hit the road to take on the New York Islanders.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky's career NHL goals record this season, he's given himself some breathing room over the Great One. The 39-year ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8 ... who broke the goals record long held by Gretzky on April 6 when he scored the 895th of his career against the New York Islanders, ended the ...

With the season wrapping up, Ally Chesham takes a look at some of the surprises from the past seven months — the teams and ...