ARLINGTON, Va. – In a perfect world, Nicklas Backstrom would still be riding shotgun alongside Alex Ovechkin, setting up his ...

No matter when Ovi makes goal-scoring history, the District is ready to celebrate. Today, the Caps announced their initial plans to commemorate Ovechkin’s “Gr8 Chase.” The team has tapped local ...

That spoke volumes. The photo on Ovechkin’s social media account celebrating Putin is still there. And the NHL had concerns going into this season about how a celebration of Ovechkin closing in ...

The Capitals clinched the playoffs on Thursday while Alex Ovechkin scored goal number 888, seven away from breaking Wayne ...

SAN JOSE – Former San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov knew Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was destined for greatness from the first time he heard about him dominating youth ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is within striking distance of the all-time goals record held by Wayne Gretzky at 894. With 18 games remaining in the Capitals’ season, Ovechkin is nine goals away ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin’s "The Gr8 Chase" of hockey’s most sacred individual record took another leap ...

Ovechkin netted his 878th goal with just 0.1 seconds left, slotting the puck in an empty net against the Florida Panthers. Alexander Ovechkin scores an empty-netter with 0.1 left to give him his ...