Alexander Ovechkin is inching ever so close to breaking the National Hockey League goal record. His Washington Capitals faced ...

Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass from Martin Fehervary and flicking it ...

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Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Ovechkin now moves into a five-way tie for eighth on the league leaderboard in goals scored this season. His current 0.68 ...

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

Glo Fiber is making its mark in Suffolk, with its grand opening celebration scheduled for Thursday, Feb.13, at 11 a.m.  Mayor ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

Alex Ovechkin has been regarded as one of the best goal-scorers of this generation. However, he is well on his way to ...

The Cats arrived in town on Monday and headed to the White House with the Stanley Cup in tow for a special ceremony with ...

The Washington Capitals, with Alexander Ovechkin, will be in action Tuesday versus the Florida Panthers at Capital One Arena, ...

The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is ...