Ovechkin was surrounded by young talent in his early years in Washington. Center Nicklas Backstrom, defenseman Mike Green and ...

(AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his 886th goal with teammates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Sunday ...

Alex Ovechkin is now five goals away from tying and six from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record after scoring in Winnipeg ...

Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings, who scored three times in the third period but lost for the fourth time in five games. Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for ...

After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has ... Ovechkin is the fourth player in NHL history to score 30 goals at age 39 or ...

Tuesday's contest should be thrilling as an unstoppable force in soon-to-be greatest goal scorer of all time Alex Ovechkin meets ... of being the first player in NHL history to play at a point ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...