The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" ...

Heading into the Capitals’ final 27 games, Ovechkin has 879 goals during his 20 NHL seasons, including 26 goals in 39 games ...

While most of the NHL’s top players are competing at the 4 Nations Face-Off, some of the league’s top Russian players like ...

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

The 4 Nations Face-Off has been a huge win for the NHL, but without the Russian team, Alexander Ovechkin has some thoughts.

Alex Ovechkin criticizes the NHL for excluding Russian players from the Four Nations Faceoff, jeopardizing Russia's ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin will be in Miami during the NHL break for the 4 Nations Face-Off -- and he's not ...

Three Erie Otters discuss Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin being on the cusp of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record ...

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

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

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Over the last 25 years, the NHL has only continued to get more skilled and more entertaining. Today, we're going to celebrate ...