Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, had missed 16 games after absorbing a ...

The veteran has missed the last 16 games for Washington after suffering a broken fibula against the Utah Hockey Club on Nov.

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals ... If he doesn't reach the record this season, he has one more season left on his contract. He had one goal on eight shots in a 4-2 loss to the ...

Ovechkin, who's chasing Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record ... If he misses getting the record this season, he has ...

Ovechkin, who's chasing Wayne Gretzky's NHL ... If he misses getting the record this season, he has another year left on his contract.

Arne Slot believes he has 'control' of Liverpool trio Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil Van Dijk, despite the stars all being at a standstill on contract extension talks with deals expiring ...

He needs 27 more to break Gretzky's NHL record of 894, which has stood since 1999. If Ovechkin falls short of breaking the record this season, he has another year left on his contract.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Washington Capitals are getting singled out for praise by former NHL bench boss Bruce Boudreau, who has included them in his own "nice list".