Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

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

The Washington Capitals’ star is just 17 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, thanks in large part to an avalanche ...

The Colorado Avalanche will go for their fourth win in five games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.

The Canadiens' pool has everything, led by Ivan Demidov, one of the most talented forward prospects in the world.

according to the NHL. "I mean, he's a great player. He's a great goal scorer." But the measure of a great hockey player isn't only how many goals they rack up. Consider how Ovechkin compares to ...

Moscow, a cold December evening, the wind slicing through the Red Square like a sharpened blade. Inside the Kremlin, a file ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...

The Capitals are the only team in the league without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off international tournament between the U.S., Canada, Sweden and Finland. Perhaps that turns out to be a benefit ...