With three goals in his past five games, the 39-year-old is back in range to pass Gretzky’s mark of 894 that long seemed unapproachable this spring.

Now, at age 39, Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 ...

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

Mentioning his name, for me, just brings negative notes, negative thoughts and negative pictures,” Valerii Pasko was saying ...

The NHL is preparing for a historic moment, with detailed plans in place for when Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin ...

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular-season goals was widely thought to be untouchable. Now, the ...

DETROW: At the beginning of the night, Ovechkin is eight goals shy of setting the record. In the arena's main hallway, there's a throne almost made up of hundreds of rubber black hockey pucks meant to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season, ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin’s "The Gr8 Chase" of hockey’s most sacred individual record took another leap ...

Washington secured its 34th playoff appearance in franchise history and the 16th since Ovechkin’s debut in 2005-06, tying the ...

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

Ovechkin scored in the Washington Capitals’ home game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, beating Samuel ...