Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.

Montreal took an early 1-0 lead in the second period on a goal from Christian Dvorak, but the Capitals responded quickly with ...

MONTREAL -- It was well before the Washington Capitals would be headed to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens during ...

In Game 1, Alex Ovechkin was the one to play hero for the Washington Capitals. In Game 2, it was Logan Thompson.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has passed Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goal record. Breaking down his statistics.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored in NHL history, netting his 894th career goal in the third period of the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin cemented his place in NHL history, surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s legendary scoring ...

Alex Ovechkin scored in the second period against the Islanders Sunday, touching off a celebration after he broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL scoring record.

Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record (895), following his second goal in the team’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made history Friday night, scoring two goals at home to tie Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 with The Great One in the house. Ovechkin tried his hardest in ...

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored at the 12:34 mark of the second period against the Islanders to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.

The NHL is on the cusp of witnessing history as Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has moved into a tie with Wayne Gretzky as the all-time leader in goals. Ovechkin needs just one more to ...