Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record to help the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3.

Captain gets outscored by fellow Russian Matvei Michkov but moves to within 16 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record in ...

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

The Philadelphia Flyers lost a winnable game against the Metropolitan Division leading Washington Capitals, 4-3, at Wells ...

Connor Ingram came out of the net to defend against Columbus’ rush and rocketed the puck off the boards and up the ice.

Matvei Michkov and Alex Ovechkin had already faced off twice in their NHL careers before Thursday night, but neither meeting ...

Canada doesn't possess close to the same Hall of Fame pedigree heading into the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Price ...

Alexander Ovechkin is now second in NHL history with 879 goals, trailing only the Great One himself Wayne Gretzky of Canada, who had 894 goals in his NHL career ...

Matvei Michkov put on a show, scoring two goals for the Flyers. Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored Thursday night and is now ...

As the Philadelphia Flyers gear up to face the Washington Capitals at the Wells Fargo Center, they find themselves navigating ...

Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, were difference-makers as the Avalanche moved seven points ahead of the Flames in the standings. The good news for hockey fans in Calgary is that you’ll be cheering ...