Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is inching closer to an NHL scoring record that many thought was unbreakable. The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's ...

PHILADELPHIA -- - Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on ...

Alex Ovechkin ... Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 goals and needs 16 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by "The Great One" that long seemed ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex ... Ovechkin has 879 goals and needs 16 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by “The Great One ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

While a pool of free agents still piled up, Alex Bregman is waiting for a long-term deal. He’s still in the mix for an ideal contract that would last a good six or seven years. Although the ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex ... Ovechkin and Crosby — picked No. 1 in the NHL draft a year apart — became hockey’s biggest stars. “They’ve dominated the league for as long as ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 878 goals and needs 17 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...