Ovechkin, who has worn No. 8 throughout his 20 seasons with the Washington Capitals, scored his 888th goal in a 3-2 victory ...

Despite a late game-tying goal from Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals lost an intense battle to the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in ...

Nathan MacKinnon shared his thoughts on Alex Ovechkin’s many empty-net goals and their impact on his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky ...

Ovechkin scored in the Capitals’ game against the Flyers on Thursday night, beating Samuel Ersson with 5:35 left in the first ...

Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night in a battle in ...

Alex Ovechkin has scored his 888th career goal to move seven away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to NHL history after the “Great 8” reached a fitting number in his pursuit of Wayne ... cheering,” winger Andrew Mangiapane said.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to NHL history after the "Great 8" reached a fitting number in his pursuit of Wayne ... cheering,” winger Andrew Mangiapane said.