Ovechkin wasn’t ready to talk postgame about being ready for his close-up in the state where Gretzky’s impact is still felt.

Alexander Ovechkin is nine goals away from toppling Wayne Gretzky’s career mark of 894, a record once considered unbreakable.

Washington Capitals forward Dylan Strome praised Alex Ovechkin after he scored his 886th career goal in a 4-2 win over the ...

For Ovechkin, who entered on a four-game goal ... Just over a minute later, forward Connor McMichael scored his eighth goal off a rebound at the front of the net. Defenseman Matt Roy, in his ...

Alex Ovechkin has inched within single digits of overtaking ... now that he will … officially take the mark as the greatest ...

Alexander Ovechkin scores an empty-netter with 0. ... His 17th of the season was assisted by Jakob Chychrun and Connor McMichael. Alex Ovechkin is now 25 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers were unable to handle a red-hot Washington Capitals offence led by Alexander Ovechkin following a 7-3 ... Tom Wilson, Jakob Chychrun, Connor ...

Ovechkin beat Calvin Pickard clean with a ... Tom Wilson, Jakob Chychrun, Connor McMichael and Strome also scored and Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves for the Capitals, who won back-to-back matinees ...