Alex Ovechkin has an uncanny knack for finding open ice, slipping into those forgotten pockets near the net where he can unleash his shot. Whether the pressure is mounting or the arena is hushed, ...

Shortly after Wayne Gretzky became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer in 1994, his father mentioned how someone, someday, would break his record. "I looked at my dad,” Gretzky recently recalled, ...

Last season, Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL's all-time goal record previously held by Wayne Gretzky, scoring goal No. 895 against the New York Islanders. Now, the Washington Capitals captain has become ...

The Washington Nationals were the only show in town on Sunday, facing off against the Arizona Diamondbacks with the chance to win their first series of the year. But a lot of eyes were on the hockey ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has already penned his name in history as hockey’s greatest goal scorer. He broke Wayne Gretzky’s record when he scored his 895th career goal last season in ...

If there's any hockey player in the NHL today who is known by people who don't follow the sport, it's the Washington Capitals' left winger Alex Ovechkin. The 40-year-old Russian star has forged his ...