Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 goals and needs 10 to tie and 11 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the ...

The Montreal Canadiens had a day off Sunday, but that doesn't mean there is no news to report this morning. In the morning, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Ottawa Senators (30-25-4, in the Atlantic Division) is set to take on the Washington Capitals (38-14-8, ...

The Capitals killed off their seventh minor penalty of the game in overtime when they were whistled for too many men on the ...

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The Capitals ended their season-worst losing streak at three games by beating the Senators 5-4 on Monday night in a shootout.

Will Cuylle and Will Borgen scored in the first period, Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 shots for his fourth shutout of the season ...

While Gretzky’s status is secure, his scoring record is not. At the end of February, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin ...

Senators goalie Linus Ullmark prevented Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin from inching closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals ...

At this point, Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky's long-standing goals record is inevitable. Ovechkin is only 11 goals ...