Even at 39 years old, Ovechkin still likes to get physical. The 6-foot-3, 238-pound winger knows that a hit can lead to a ...

The Capitals’ captain — who is now 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record of 894 — collided with Jack ...

Heading into the Capitals’ final 27 games, Ovechkin has 879 goals during his 20 NHL seasons, including 26 goals in 39 games ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off has been a huge win for the NHL, but without the Russian team, Alexander Ovechkin has some thoughts.

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin ... but his 3,701 hits rank third among all players over the past 20 seasons.

Ovechkin registered three assists (one on the power play), four shots on goal and three hits in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to Utah.

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

January 24 - Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal ... The puck came off the ice and hit Seattle defenseman Vince Dunn in the chest and ricocheted toward the net. Daccord tried to glove ...

Alex Ovechkin criticizes the NHL for excluding Russian players from the Four Nations Faceoff, jeopardizing Russia's ...

Washington’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, of Russia ... for the most on the power play and most shots, but his 3,701 hits rank third among all players over the past 20 seasons.

Alex Ovechkin is 21 goals away from toppling the ... The 20-goal mark, which many players hope to just hit once, has come and gone for Ovechkin in each of his 20 NHL campaigns, even the shortened ...