VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night ...

Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added two blocked shots in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Kraken. This was his 875th career goal, moving Ovechkin to 20 tallies away from holding ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal, an empty-netter with 3:28 remaining, as the streaking Washington Capitals defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday. Ovechkin logged his 22nd ...

An active NHL legend will be in the building Thursday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Alex Ovechkin is 21 goals away from toppling the all-time goals record, Wayne Gretzky’s 25-year-old mark of ...

As Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin approaches Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal record, he took some time to recognize 'The Great One's' accomplishment. Prior to his team's game against the ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin delivered a witty remark ahead of the game when asked about McDavid’s suspension. “Sucks for him. Good for us. We’ll take it,” Ovechkin said. McDavid missed ...

When Brendan Morrison played for the Washington Capitals in 2009-10, he was amazed by the goal-scoring prowess of a young Alex Ovechkin. But a road trip in Edmonton solidified just how much of a ...

Before re-signing, Ovechkin told Capitals ... the fans in the eye and say we're gonna be really, really bad. And if we were really, really bad, I don't think Alex would break the record," Leonsis ...

NHL fans were preparing to watch another edition of Alex Ovechkin against Connor McDavid on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, that won't happen. The Oilers superstar was officially suspended for three ...

If Alex Ovechkin was going ... contender they had been for most of Ovechkin's career. In turn, he promised Leonsis that he'd stay in shape and that his eyes wouldn't be fixated on breaking ...