Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) shoots the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the St.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. Can he break it this season?

Alexander Ovechkin was born to play hockey.  The future NHL superstar was raised in Russia by a family of athletes. His mother, Tatyana, was a two-time Olympic ...

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" ...

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Wayne Gretzky set several records that would seemingly never be broken over the course of his legendary NHL career. It was somewhat fair to assume no one ...

The Alex Ovechkin watch continues. The Capitals captain, who has 30 goals in 42 games this season, is 12 from passing Wayne ...

The Washington Capitals not doing right by their soon-to-be-all-time-leading-scorer, Alex Ovechkin, would be a "failure" ...

Alex Ovechkin is just 12 goals shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL career goals record. How many hat tricks does ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — In his 20th year with the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin is playing some of his best hockey yet in D.C.

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Through 42 games, Ovechkin is averaging 17:45 per game. He has 30 goals this season and is charging toward Wayne Gretzky’s ...