Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The Washington Capitals legend is closing in on breaking the NHL scoring ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage.

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are currently in Edmonton to take on the Oilers tomorrow night, and Ovechkin arrived to Rogers Place a little early to pay tribute to Wayne Gretzky.

During a rally of the newly-elected US president’s supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday, Trump called Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin "a great player" MOSCOW ...

Alexander Ovechkin scored goal No. 875 of his career on an empty net, moving 20 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894. Joey Daccord made 29 saves on 31 shots, including saves ...

Alexander Ovechkin's chase for Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record is now down to the final 20 tallies. The Washington Capitals captain potted an empty-net goal to shore up ...

It’ll be fun sidebar to count up how many shifts defenceman Elias Pettersson gets tonight against Alexander Ovechkin in his welcome-to-the-NHL game.

TASS/. US President Donald Trump called Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin a "great player" during the rally at the Capital One arena in Washington - the home arena of NHL’s Washington ...

Washington Capitals captain Alexander ... That's no skin off Ovechkin's back, however, as the Capitals will look to build on their league-leading 31-10-5 record and the Russian forward will ...

Sweden had Loui Eriksson (1,050) and Anton Stralman (983). Russia's Alexander Ovechkin celebrates during the 2004-05 World Junior Championship in Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Bergeron ...