Alexander Ovechkin surpassed the legendary Wayne Gretzky on Sunday for career NHL goals. His past and current teammates explain why he was able to achieve the unthinkable.

A pregame ceremony honors the game’s all-time greatest goal-scorer, then the Capitals overcome an early deficit to beat Carolina in a shootout, 5-4.

The Capitals picked up right where they left off, as Ovechkin continued his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky while Anthony Beauvillier and Charlie Lindgren shined en route to a hard-earned, 3-2 win over ...

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in NHL history on Sunday afternoon when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard with Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 895th career goal in ...

Alex Ovechkin got within seven goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record as he scored the opening goal in the Washington Capitals' 3-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

7News Sports Director Scott Abraham spoke with Caps goaltender Charlie Lindgren for some insight. "It's a really interesting shot to read. It's unlike any other shot. The way it comes off his blade.

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular-season goals was widely thought to be untouchable. Now, the Washington Capitals star has just a handful to go to claim the record as his own.

When that happened, everyone was kind of thinking to themselves whether or not it was going to be possible,” goalie Charlie Lindgren said. “But anything’s possible with Alex Ovechkin.

Brandon Duhaime and Andrew Mangiapane also scored and Charlie Lindgren made 26 saves for the Capitals, who became the first NHL team to wrap up a playoff spot this season when Montreal rallied ...

Alex Ovechkin got within seven goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record as he scored the opening goal in the Washington Capitals' 3-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.