Assists on this goal were from Aliaksei Protas and Dylan Strome. Alex Ovechkin pads the Capitals' lead vs. the Canadiens with his 858th career goal. A raucous, 5-3 win for the Capitals included ...

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

Alex Ovechkin continues his chase to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time regular season NHL goals scoring record of 894. Ovechkin has been on a scoring tear this season, with 33 goals in 48 games to ...