It was Ovechkin’s league-leading eighth empty-netter of the season and 65th of his career, which is the most of any player in ...

Ovechkin wasn’t ready to talk postgame about being ready for his close-up in the state where Gretzky’s impact is still felt.

Adam Fantilli recorded his second hat trick of the season while Mathieu Olivier added two goals to lift the Blue Jackets to a convincing 7-3 win at Madison Square Garden. Zach Werenski had two assists ...

Alex Ovechkin has inched within single digits of overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goals leader after scoring an ...

Kudos are also due for Charlie Lindgren (30 saves) – who won for the fourth time in five starts – and the Caps’ penalty ...

Ovechkin picked up his 1,600 career point and the Capitals announced that he is now the 11th player in NHL history to reach ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle ...

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

Captain Sidney Crosby scored two goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins spoiled Marc-Andre Fleury's final game against his former ...

Connor McMichael's goal with 4:16 remaining broke a tie and Alex Ovechkin moved within nine goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello sat down with media for an in-depth look at the team’s current state after ...

Dennis Cholowski was at home in Bridgeport, Connecticut, watching TV with his wife when he was notified that the New York ...