Alex Ovechkin has scored his 888th career goal to move seven away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record.

The Capitals clinched the playoffs on Thursday while Alex Ovechkin scored goal number 888, seven away from breaking Wayne ...

The Washington Capitals superstar continues to close in on Gretzky's longstanding record of 894 career NHL goals.

That's a pace of 0.54 goals a game and he has been clicking at a 0.57 rate since he returned on Dec. 28 from a fractured left fibula, meaning he's likely to break the record in the final games of the ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored in the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers to bring him within six ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. Can he break it this season?

Gretzky wants to see Ovechkin break his record in person ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. Can he break it this season?

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to score the most NHL regular-season goals, but he trails Kings great Wayne ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Ovechkin, who is eight goals shy of breaking Gretzky’s career mark of 894, will hope to inch closer on Thursday night vs. the ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.