Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move to within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the ...

Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass from Martin Fehervary and flicking it ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 ...

With Washington back in front, Charlie Lindgren had to come up with some key stops, and he did just that, flashing the glove ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to break the record.

Alex Ovechkin scores his 879th career goal to move 16 goals away from eclipsing Wayne Gretzky's all-time record ...

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

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the Washington Capitals' win over the Florida Panthers on ...