The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into ... who padded their comfortable lead in the East and the Metropolitan Division. Shane Wright and Jordan Eberle scored and Joey ...

Shane Wright and Jordan Eberle scored, and Joey Daccord stopped 20 of the 23 shots he faced for the Kraken, who were unable to string together back-to-back wins on the weekend. Ovechkin and the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates with teammates after scoring his 886th career NHL goal against the Seattle Kraken during the third period at Capital ...

The Kraken fell 4-2, with Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin icing the victory for Washington ... had the puck on his stick but a better option in linemate Shane Wright. Wright angled the pass ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice ...

Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice with 1:29 left in the third period to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken that extended their winning streak to four ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice with ...