Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999.

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of ...

Just over a week ago, nobody knew for sure what the 4 Nations Face-Off was going to be like. Would it resemble an All-Star ...

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Alexander Ovechkin is inching ever so close to breaking the National Hockey League goal record. His Washington Capitals faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday evening, with the “Great 8 ...

Alexander Ovechkin is inching ever so close ... he’s now on a four-goal streak with a goal against the Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, and the Flyers. I was fortunate enough ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 goals and needs 16 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

Alexander Ovechkin scores an empty-netter with 0. ... Ovechkin scored against the Ottawa Senators exactly two weeks in ago in their Jan. 16 matchup and did it again with a power play finish in ...

Logan Doyle breaks down Week 17 of NHL hockey, including injuries opening up new waiver wire fodder in your fantasy hockey leagues.

LIGHTNING 4, SENATORS 3 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give Tampa Bay the lead for good in a win that snapped Ottawa’s five-game ... 3 ...

The Ottawa Senators and Winnipeg Jets also have ... Better yet, the Capitals playing the Oilers would have Alexander Ovechkin against McDavid, two of the greatest to ever play the game.