During a rally of the newly-elected US president’s supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday, Trump called Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin "a great player" ...

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The ...

Ovechkin was also taken up to Gretzky's restaurant, Studio 99 inside Rogers Place, where he posed with one of the many ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage.

Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they ...

Legendary former Oilers coach and general manager Glen Sather recently shared his surprisingly harsh opinion that he doesn't want Alexander Ovechkin to beat Wayne Gretzky's goal record. Ovechkin ...

Ovechkin did not score in the Capitals' 3–2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. However, he moved within 21 goals of passing Gretzky with No. 874 in his career after scoring the game-winner in ...

With his overtime goal on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin has now scored against 179 different goalies in his NHL career — more than ...

At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best goal-scoring pace in the NHL. Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six ...

Alexander Ovechkin broke another NHL record Thursday night against the Ottawa Senators. It wasn't the all-time goals record ...

Alex Ovechkin broke one NHL record and in the process moved a step closer to another Thursday night. The Washington Capitals star broke the mark for the most goaltenders scored on, beating Leevi ...