The Eastern Conference playoff picture, though incomplete, features various intriguing plotlines. Alex Ovechkin and the ...

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL all-time goals leader, passing Wayne Gretzky with his 895th goal on April 6. To celebrate the Washington Capitals forward making NHL history, NHLshop.com presents eight items ...

Alex Ovechkin has the goalscoring record, but can the Capitals also help him win a second Stanley Cup when the playoffs begin ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Here's where Ovechkin stands in his chase of Gretzky's goal record (stats through March 27): OVECHKIN VS. GRETZKY: Comparing the two greats ...

It seems impossible to think of who might catch Alexander Ovechkin as the all-time leading goal scorer, but we'll try.

For more than a decade, it was called The Great Chase. Now, it's hockey history -- and the celebration is just beginning.

Washington has four games left in the regular season, all of which are against teams outside the playoff picture.

The NHL's all-time leading goal scorer takes the ice for his first game since breaking Wayne Gretsky's record. Find out how ...

After Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL record-breaking 895th goal -- in vintage Ovechkin fashion, from his "office," on an ...

Pucks will drop in less than two weeks to begin the NHL's postseason tournament and the amount of jockeying being done across ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is still coming to terms with what he’s done, three days after scoring his 895th ...

When a lucky goal is scored, it’s often said "they don’t ask how." But they should ask when. Scoring climate is the ...