Nicklas Backstrom hasn't played in an NHL game since October 2023.  The Washington Capitals all-time assists leader (762) has ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Aliaksai Protas scored an empty-net goal, off a selfless play from Alexander Ovechkin ... was tied at 4-all before the Capitals scored three times in the final 6:35. Nic Dowd had the go-ahead goal at ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the afternoon against the Edmonton Oilers and the 880 th of his career, he skated to the glass at a raucous Capital One Arena and fist-bumped a little boy ...

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career goals but prioritizes his team's success. With 885 goals, he is just 10 away from tying the record. Ovechkin's focus remains on team ...

Alexander Ovechkin is well on his way to doing what once was unthinkable and breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals scored in the National Hockey League. But on his pursuit to the record ...

NEW YORK – Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals' game against New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying ...

Alex Ovechkin's goal-scoring chase of Wayne Gretzky just got even better. Ovechkin is partnering with ESPN commentator Dick Vitale and the V Foundation to raise money for pediatric cancer research ...

Ovechkin now has 46 goals in 76 career games against the Rangers. Recommended Videos “Great job on faceoff,” Ovechkin said of the play. "Great battle and the puck came to me.” Capitals coach ...