Also in the notebook, the Capitals' top two forward lines are getting buried and Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov's comfort ...

It’s pretty rare for a national sports broadcaster to be openly rooting against a historic sports moment happening.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals ...

In case you didn't think that a two-goal debut meant Ovechkin would have a special career, just check out this rookie year, highlight-reel goal on Jan. 16, 2006. Ovechkin appeared to be down and ...

Alexander Ovechkin’s record-breaking journey to 895 goals has been marked by humility and teamwork. Even after scoring his ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs heated up with four games on Monday, including two overtime thrillers. Here are our takeaways from ...

Ovechkin scored a goal—his second of the game—2:26 into the overtime period, the first playoff overtime goal of his illustrious career. After the game, Ovechkin was asked to describe the feeling after ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his first career NHL playoffs overtime goal, and the Washington Capitals local broadcast call captured ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career goal Friday evening in the Washington Capitals' 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. His next goal will ...

Alex Ovechkin 's goal 2:26 into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win against the visiting Canadiens in Game 1 ...

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...