Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the afternoon against the Edmonton Oilers and the 880 th of his career, he skated to the glass at a raucous Capital One Arena and fist-bumped a little boy ...

The countdown for Alex ... Ovechkin’s chase firmly back on the sport’s front burner, energizing crowds and infusing each of his shifts with palpable drama. Washington, meanwhile, remains the ...

Ovechkin has suggested that his time in the NHL will likely end after his current contract with the Washington Capitals ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

The 54-point victory margin is the biggest in the meet’s 30-year history ... the best-of-seven quarterfinal series 3-2. 2018 — Alex Ovechkin scores twice to reach 600 goals as the Washington ...

But now, for the first time, Gretzky’s record is threatened as the Washington Capitals’ Alex ... Ovechkin passes Gretzky for most goals, as seems inevitable, should he be considered the ...

Wayne Gretzky is considered the greatest hockey player of all time ... Yet Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is closing in on that Gretzky record. The Capitals drafted him with the first overall ...