Alex Ovechkin has 26 goals this season and 879 career goals. The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking ...

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Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

The Jets, who led the ranking for several weeks early in the season, bumped last week’s leader, the Washington Capitals, back ...

Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has been a role model his whole career and that goes beyond Washington and Russia.

It’s been a busy week around the league, particularly in the Western Conference. General managers must not be aware that the ...

The Winnipeg Jets have been hanging out near the top of the standings all season, and now they sit alone at the top of the ...

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Defenseman Josh Morrissey capped a two-goal performance by scoring 1:57 into overtime, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals ...