Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, scoring on a late power play in the Washington ...

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

The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is also renowned for loving his native Russia and her people.

Stay updated on Alex Ovechkin's incredible goal-scoring journey with our live tracker, stats, and milestones as he chases NHL history and records here.

Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are 10 games on the schedule for Thursday, including two nationally televised in the United States. Thursday also marks ...

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington ...

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer.

Based on those factors, Ovechkin currently has a 10 percent chance of finishing the 2024-25 season as the NHL’s all-time scoring leader. Ovechkin’s current most likely finish is 35 goals ...

The Washington Capitals captain remains 21 goals from passing Gretzky for first in NHL history after the Capitals beat the Oilers 3-2 on Tuesday. "It's pretty sick," Ovechkin said. "When you have ...

But Ovechkin isn’t alone on the ice for the Capitals ... Fifty games into the NHL season, the Capitals find themselves atop the league’s standings. A seven-point lead over the Carolina ...

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games. Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record, having scored 872 times in 1,451 games through Wednesday night. That's a combined 2,938 ...