Alex Ovechkin has 26 goals this season and 879 career goals. The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking ...

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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 fell to the Washington Capitals 4-3 last night. Ahead of the game, it was announced that Ivan Fedotov ...

If the Pittsburgh Steelers really have an interest in acquiring Matthew Stafford, it appears his wife is willing to move from ...

Nicolas Roy, Shea Theodore and Jack Eichel scored and Adin Hill made 16 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the New ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nicolas Roy, Shea Theodore and Jack Eichel scored and Adin Hill made 16 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal as the visiting Washington Capitals nipped the slumping Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.

The Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals are the best teams in their respective divisions. But which of the two teams is ...

Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to ...