Alex Ovechkin has drawn a lot of attention in his quest for Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record. Ovechkin is 31 behind The Great One and he is still scoring at an impressive clip at age 39.

When the Washington Capitals season opened, you still needed binoculars to view “The Great Chase” — the relentless pursuit by ...

Cherry was asked if Gretzky's three 200-point seasons or Glenn Hall playing in 552 consecutive games is the harder record to ...

Trying to retool on the fly by putting younger talent around Ovechkin and their older core, the Capitals signed Strome to a ...

Alexander Ovechkin has scored 10 goals in 14 games. The Washington Capitals captain could overtake Gretzky's scoring record ...

That is certainly true. Ovechkin scored two goals in the Washington Capitals’ 8-1 win against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday ...

There’s a high probability that Connor McDavid will reach 1,000 points for his NHL career on Thursday. For the third time in ...

Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael each scored two goals Saturday night, sparking the Capitals to an 8-1 victory ...

You knew this day was coming before Connor McDavid had even completed his first NHL season. Even then, as an 18-year-old kid, ...

It’s not a matter of if, but when Alexander Ovechkin will pass Wayne ... Gretzky before the end of the season barring a major cold streak. He needs to score at a rate of 0.5 goals per game ...

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is on the heels of yet another career milestone and he's among the fastest to do so.

Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals ... including eight in his last eight games. “It’s not a question of if he’s ...