Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — When asked if they'd rather take a hit from Alex Ovechkin or Tom Wilson, the Washington Capitals make their choice quickly. According to Wilson, all of the defensemen agree ...

The season Barry Bonds hit the homer that pushed him past Aaron was Bonds’s last. Ovechkin is 39, in his 20th season, and his pace over a full 82-game slate is for 55 goals — a total he has ...

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer. In swiping home the only goal of the game ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, hoists the Stanley Cup after the Capitals defeated the Golden Knights in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Thursday, June 7, 2018 ...

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport ... cards of a given sport generally hits its lowest point during the offseason (in other ...

In hockey, everything counts until the clock hits triple-zeros. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin notched a literal buzzer-beater of a goal in his team's 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers.

“One of the greatest, if not the greatest ... The 20-goal mark, which many players hope to just hit once, has come and gone for Ovechkin in each of his 20 NHL campaigns, even the shortened ...

Ovechkin is one of the sport’s all-time greatest players ... a number he has a chance to hit during the 2024-25 season.

Look at the Pittsburgh Penguins-- home to Ovechkin's greatest rival Sidney Crosby ... of his contract with an $8.5 million annual cap hit -- for goalie Darcy Kuemper in a one-for-one trade.

It was pretty nice to meet him. We had a little conversation. He's a good guy and one of the greatest players." Ovechkin's ability to continue scoring at a high rate at this stage of his career is ...