Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to NHL history after the “Great 8” reached a fitting number in his pursuit of Wayne ...

DETROW: At the beginning of the night, Ovechkin is eight goals shy of setting the record. In the arena's main hallway, ...

With just over five minutes left in the first period, the puck hit linemate Aliaskei Protas in front and he passed it to Ovechkin ... say we played against the greatest goal-scorer of all time.

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

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