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

After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington ... Capitals a 3-1 lead over Utah, and moves within 27 goals of tying Wayne Gretzky's all-time record. Back in 2018 ...

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin and Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been on-ice nemeses for ...

However, the Washington ... 20, Ovechkin is four goals away from matching Gretzky's mark of 894, and six from taking over first place on all-time goals list. For his career, the Capitals captain ...

Ovechkin feels that way that despite Fleury’s Penguins defeating his Capitals in three Stanley Cup Playoff series (2009, 2016, 2017) and going on to win the Stanley Cup each time. Ovechkin and the ...

The NHL gifted hockey fans an extraordinary matchup on Tuesday, pitting both conference leaders against each other in a Washington Capitals ... goals-per-game pace (36 goals in 55 games ...

Fleury plans to retire after this, his 21st NHL season, though, So unless Gustavsson doesn’t finish the game Thursday, the 40 ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was shut out Thursday by the Minnesota Wild as he tried to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. He needs six goals in the team's final 10 regular ...

Alex Ovechkin didn't score for Washington ... faced Ovechkin and the Capitals frequently over the first 13 seasons of his career with Pittsburgh. Ovechkin had 28 goals in 47 games against Fleury ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 890 goals and needs four to tie and five to break the record. Ovechkin entered ...