Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin scored his 25th goal of the season Tuesday night on an empty-net shot in the closing second of the team's 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers.

Ovechkin scored on a one-timer from the inside edge of the right face-off circle at 19:07 of the first period to move within 16 goals of passing Wayne Gretzky 's NHL record of 894. Ovechkin has scored ...

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey ... but they will have team names and logos photoshopped out of the images on the cards. Licensed sports cards generally hold far more value than ...

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 ...

Ovechkin has now scored on more goaltenders – 179 – than any other player in history. “It’s pretty cool,” the Russian said of the record, which was previously held by Jaromír Jágr.

"It's pretty cool," Ovechkin said of the milestone. "When you play 20 years, you have chances, you'll take it." Stay updated with the most interesting Washington Capitals stories, analysis ...

There is only one name left for Alex Ovechkin to catch atop the NHL all-time goal leaderboard, and it's the greatest one of them all. One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is ...

He supports me and it's a pretty cool thing." -Alexander Ovechkin Ovechkin is now just 20 goals away, at 874 career goals, from tying Gretzky's record. With half of the NHL season remaining ...

A once seemingly unbreakable NHL record could fall as early as the 2024-25 season thanks to the goal-scoring prowess of Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin. "The Great Eight" is within striking ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) reacts after his goal next to center Dylan Strome (17) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, ...