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

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

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

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

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

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

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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With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

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