Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

Ovechkin has five goals in 10 games — two on the empty net — since making his return from a broken fibula just 40 days after the initial injury, but he and the top-6 have struggled to generate ...

The Washington Capitals are switching up the lineup Tuesday for Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin is expected to share ice time with Pierre-Luc Dubois, per NHL.com, rather than Dylan Strome. It would ...

He's the reason that we get that game tied. Thought he was fantastic." Superstar captain Alex Ovechkin remains 23 goals shy of passing Hall of Fame member Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most in NHL ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 873 goals and needs 22 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the ...

Ovechkin scored his team's fifth goal in Saturday's 7-4 win over the New York Rangers to push his career total to 872. He is now 23 shy of breaking Gretzky's mark of 894 that many NHL observers ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) celebrates with left wing Alex Ovechkin after scoring a goal in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all ...

Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all,” Laviolette said before ...

January 5 - Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 victory against the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette.