Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894 goals. The 39-year-old recorded a hat trick on ...

Follow along as the Capitals star chases down Wayne Gretzky's record, including highlights of each goal and the upcoming ...

Jakob Chychrun scored twice during a second-period surge and the Washington Capitals raced past the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3.

“Yeah, I was,” Ovechkin said, “kind of.” The sellout crowd of 18,753 immediately began to cheer, though, when Pickard skated ...

Scoring three goals in the Washington Capitals' 7-3 rout of the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday put Ovechkin 13 away from breaking ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. After a hat ...

Ovechkin's son was seated in the front row when the Capitals star scored two goals in the second period on Sunday.

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

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

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record ...

It will still be a tight finish for Ovechkin with just 25 games remaining in the regular season and still needing 14 goals to ...