The Capitals captain is on pace for 63 goals, which would move him past Wayne Gretzky and 900 goals this season.

The moment Alex Ovechkin stepped onto the ice to start this season, the countdown began. Sure, a version of it began in December 2022, when the Washington Capitals’ captain scored his 800th ...

After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record of 894. Ovechkin ...

Alex Ovechkin Is Scoring and Helping Teammates and the Washington Capitals Are off to a Hot Start ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Predators another defeat and keep his Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen him a lot over the years.

ARLINGTON, Va. — (AP) — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals' season to do some film study. The trio who had ...

Alex Ovechkin is off to a hot start, and so are the Washington Capitals ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the ...

Ovechkin scored two goals Saturday in an 8-1 win over the Blues. Ovechkin has eight goals in his past seven games to give him 863 in his career. That leaves him 31 shy of Wayne Gretzky's NHL ...

Think about some of Alex Ovechkin’s contemporaries. Nicklas Backstrom turns 37 this month, and he took his last shift in an NHL game a year and two weeks ago, his resurfaced hip no longer able ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal with defenseman Martin Fehervary, back, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Columbus Blue Jackets ...