When asked if they'd rather take a hit from Alex Ovechkin or Tom Wilson, the Washington Capitals make their choice quickly.

The Capitals’ captain — who is now 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record of 894 — collided with Jack ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is getting oh-so-close to breaking The Great One's NHL goals record. Could he even do it in fewer games than Gretzky?

Washington’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: ...

In hockey, everything counts until the clock hits triple-zeros. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin notched a literal buzzer-beater of a goal in his team's 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers.

Ovechkin registered three assists (one on the power play), four shots on goal and three hits in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to Utah.

Ovechkin scored a goal on two shots and added five hits in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Jets.

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to ...

How unique? Ovechkin is not only second all time to Gretzky with 878 goals and holds the record for the most on the power play and most shots, but his 3,701 hits rank third among all players over ...

Logan Cooley was born in Pittsburgh just 17 months before Sidney Crosby debuted in the NHL and his hometown Penguins won multiple Stanley Cup championships during his childhood. Cooley admired ...