Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his empty net goal for a hat trick with center Dylan Strome (17) ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of an NHL record most thought would never be broken. Only ...

Ovechkin was surrounded by young talent in his early years in Washington. Center Nicklas Backstrom, defenseman Mike Green and ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 ...

The Capitals (47-15-9), who clinched a playoff berth last Thursday, lead the NHL with 103 points, one more than the Jets ...

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer ...

A look at a dozen historic goals that broke an important record in style, just as Alex Ovechkin will hopefully do over the next few weeks.

Ovi is just eight goals away from breaking Gretzky's scoring record. Will he do it this season? And if so, against which team ...