Logan Cooley was born in Pittsburgh just 17 months before Sidney Crosby debuted in the NHL and his hometown Penguins won ...

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 ...

Sanheim sent his pass out of the zone toward where Chychrun had been and bounced it off the boards onto the waiting stick of Michkov, who skated in alone on Lindgren and scored. But Ovechkin had ...

Ovechkin’s first-period goal tied the game at 1-1 with under a minute to play off a brilliant pass from Martin Fehervary that barely touched the Russian’s stick as he redirected a shot past ...

26, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates with his stick after scoring his 50th goal of the season during the first period of a hockey game ...

Alex Ovechkin is creeping ever closer to NHL history. It’s been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record should he stay healthy ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin, center right, celebrates his goal with teammates during the first ...

Feb 6, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates win against the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory ...

As Alex Ovechkin's first coach with the Washington Capitals, Hanlon also played a role in the NHL origin story of the goal-scoring monster who is closing in on breaking Gretzky's League record.