Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal, moving him four away from passing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and Dylan Strome ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the ...

Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky once again has to make room for Washington Capitals left winger Alex Ovechkin. Late in the third period of a 3-2 home overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche on ...

The Washington Capitals top-6 got a big upgrade this summer, as general manager Chris Patrick worked to revamp the forward group with some big-name acquisitions like Alex Tuch and Jordan Kyrou. Steven ...

There are plenty of milestones in hockey that are significant -- NHL debut, first goal, first hat trick -- and then there are those that feel almost impossible. Scoring his 1,000th career goal, Alex ...

Washington Capitals icon Alexander Ovechkin is already regarded as the NHL's goal-scoring king, but he's actually on the verge of adding to his standing even more. On Saturday, Ovechkin scored both of ...

1896 — The first modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, Greece. James B. Connelly wins the first event — the hop, step and jump. 1936 — Horton Smith edges Harry Cooper by one stroke to win the Masters.