Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points ...

Real Madrid have reportedly conceded defeat in its pursuit of Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold during the January transfer window. The Spanish giants had targeted the English defender as a ...

The Washington Capitals are switching up the lineup Tuesday for Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin is expected to share ice time with Pierre-Luc Dubois, per NHL.com, rather than Dylan Strome. It would ...

Last night, with a 3-2 overtime victory against the powerful Washington Capitals, the Montreal Canadiens, Jakub Dobes remained undefeated ... He notably blanked none other than Alexander Ovechkin, ...

The Predators have conceded 128 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 17th in NHL action in goals against. The team has the 30th-ranked goal differential in the league at -28. The Predators have not ...

He's the reason that we get that game tied. Thought he was fantastic." Superstar captain Alex Ovechkin remains 23 goals shy of passing Hall of Fame member Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most in NHL ...

Ovechkin scored his team's fifth goal in Saturday's 7-4 win over the New York Rangers to push his career total to 872. He is now 23 shy of breaking Gretzky's mark of 894 that many NHL observers ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all ...

late in the third period Saturday, which could only mean one thing. Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin notched yet another goal in the first half of the 20th season of his illustrious ...

Dylan Strome had three points on the day and Alexander Ovechkin scored the 872nd goal ... Dach and Cole Caufield scored in the shootout, Jakub Dobes had 22 saves in regulation, and Montreal ...