Ovechkin (rest) will be in the lineup Sunday against Columbus, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post. Ovechkin didn't play in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Blue Jackets so that he could ...

It’s a full-circle moment for Ovechkin, whose NHL career officially started in the same building -- it was called the RBC Center at the time -- at the 2004 NHL Draft. Ross Mahoney, who was ...

Alex Ovechkin's NHL-record 895th goal is drawing praise from around the world – including the United States' geopolitical rivals. 'I congratulate you on your outstanding record,' Russian ...

Ovechkin is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record, but the captain’s team is in a funk that continued Sunday with an 8-5 loss to the scuffling Sabres.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL ... A chance in the final minute of the second period appeared like it would draw him level with the historic record but ...