Alexander Ovechkin is nine goals away from toppling Wayne Gretzky’s career mark of 894, a record once considered unbreakable.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th goal to move within seven goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894, ...

Alexander Ovechkin scores an empty-netter with 0.1 ... while No. 868 was on the power play, and assisted by John Carlson and Dylan Strome. Alex Ovechkin nets his second goal of the game to put ...

Ovechkin wasn’t ready to talk postgame about being ready for his close-up in the state where Gretzky’s impact is still felt.

“It’s going to be a movie,” John Carlson, one of Ovechkin’s long-time teammates, said after the game. “A sports documentary.” The 35-year-old would love to be in the climactic ...

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.

No. 8 records goal No. 888 as the Capitals reach 100 points and clinch a playoff spot with a 3-2 win over the Flyers.

Longtime teammate John Carlson, who set up Connor McMichael's go-ahead goal with 4:16 left that set the stage for Ovechkin to add to his total, said the final part of this pursuit is “going to ...

On paper, the San Jose Sharks are not a good hockey team, but they have given the Washington Capitals fits. Last season, the ...