The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is also renowned for loving his native Russia and her people.

Stay updated on Alex Ovechkin's incredible goal-scoring journey with our live tracker, stats, and milestones as he chases NHL history and records here.

The NHL has a monster nine-game slate beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET and ending with a 10:00 p.m. ET nightcap. Let’s check out two ...

Coming off a two-goal game against the Bruins that vaulted him into a tie with Ilya Kovalchuk for top spot in Winnipeg/Atlanta franchise history, Scheifele’s 328 career goals are dwarfed by Ovechkin’s ...

The teams with the two highest point totals in the NHL will face off on Saturday night when the Winnipeg Jets visit the Washington Capitals.

The Capitals already signed Logan Thompson and are looking at giving fellow goalie Charlie Lindgren a new contract as well.

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are home today for practice, then begin four games they know are crucial to re-establishing hope for ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The ...

The Ottawa Senators (27-20-4) defeated the Washington Capitals (34-11-6) by a score of 5-4 in overtime. With two quick shorthanded goals, one being a penalty shot, the Senators took a two-goal lead in ...

"The Great Eight" came up clutch when the Washington Capitals needed him most with a third period tally to close the gap with ...