The Washington Capitals will make sure there is a local feel when Alex Ovechkin breaks the NHL's all-time goals record.

The Washington Capitals superstar comes to town just eight career goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record (894), while ...

Alex Ovechkin takes his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record to the West Coast this week as the Washington Capitals begin a three-game road trip Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's ...

Alex Ovechkin is achieving milestones by day. With another goal in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames, the future first-ballot Hall of Famer extended his own record of 19 30-goal seasons in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin reached 30 goals in a season for the 19th time in his 20-year NHL career, adding to the league record he set last season with his 18th. The Washington Capitals ...

The Calgary Flames visited Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals ... Kiprusoff (at Saddledome) Oct. 3, 2013 v. Rämö Mar. 8, 2022 v. Vladar (at Saddledome) Mar. 18, 2024 v.

One thing propelling Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky this season is that he's already logged multiple hat tricks, the holy grail for sharpshooters like the Great 8. Ovechkin most recently lit the ...

As Alexander Ovechkin closes in on the all-time goals record ... after being originally scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT. Washington at Columbus will air exclusively on ABC ...

I’m happy we just play twice against them.” Ovechkin joined Teemu Selanne, Johnny Bucyk and Gordie Howe (who did it three times) as the only players in hockey history to score 30-plus goals in ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Washington.

Finally, Ovechkin also owns the NHL record for most game winners with 135, with four of them coming against the Flames including these contests: Mar. 12, 2008 (3-2) Oct. 30, 2010 (7-2) at Saddledome ...