Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne ...

Morrissey and Mark Scheifele exchanged passes before the former tucked the puck past Logan Thompson to end ... goals shy of breaking Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.

“Two best teams playing, and it was a battle,” said Ovechkin, who scored his 877th goal to move within 18 of breaking Wayne Gretzky ... against (2.39) with Logan Thompson, perhaps Hellebuyck ...

The Capitals are the only team in the league without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off international tournament between the ...

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 entered this season needing 42 goals ...

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 ...

Thompson, who recently inked a deal to stick around with the Capitals, has been one of the best goaltenders in the NHL this ...

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