Ovechkin was out on the ice to help preserve a late third-period lead against Seattle, and wrestled enough ... empty net against the Florida Panthers. Alexander Ovechkin scores an empty-netter ...

Bleacher Report dubbed Ovechkin the "King of March" after he surpassed Gretzky (157) for the most goals in a single calendar ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is within striking distance of the all-time goals record held by Wayne Gretzky at 894. With 18 games remaining in the Capitals’ season, Ovechkin is nine goals away ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin’s "The Gr8 Chase" of hockey’s most sacred individual record took another leap ...

Seattle is 27-33-4 overall and 13-18-0 in road games ... TOP PERFORMERS: Protas has 25 goals and 29 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has seven goals and three assists over the last 10 ...

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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) gets back on ...

The Capitals clinched the playoffs on Thursday while Alex Ovechkin scored goal number 888, seven away from breaking Wayne ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL goals record. In his pursuit of Gretzky, Ovechkin has passed one hockey legend after another while climbing through the top 10.

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Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice with 1:29 left in the third period to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken that extended their winning streak to four ...