WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals appeared to be at a crossroads after being swept by the New York ...

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 39-year-old snuck a backhanded shot past New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick to give Washington a 5-3 lead in what ...

The 39-year-old scored his third goal in four games since returning from his injury, ripping a power-play snapshot past ...

If he doesn't reach the record this season, he has one more season left on his contract. Ovechkin has 19 goals and 11 assists in 23 games. Factoring in the 16 games he missed, that is a 55-goal pace.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin was cleared for contact, but he won't return from his fractured left fibula until ...

Jakob Chychrun scored his 11th goal of the season to tie for the most among NHL defensemen, and the Washington Capitals beat ...

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 four shots in a 4-3 shootout loss ...

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

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.