Too many of the best will be watching from their vacation posts.

The Capitals’ captain — who is now 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record of 894 — collided with Jack McBain in Utah’s offensive zone while both players were going for the puck.

Game by game, Alex Ovechkin is chipping away at Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal-scoring record. Now with 879 career goals, 16 away from surpassing Gretzky, he'll look to keep it going when the ...

The Utah Hockey Club visit the Washington Capitals after Clayton Keller scored two goals in the Utah Hockey Club's 7-3 loss ...

Game Preview, 2/8: Utah Hockey Club vs. Carolina Hurricanes WHEN: 11:00 a.m. MT WHERE: Lenovo Center - Raleigh, North ...

Alexander Ovechkin is inching ever so close to breaking the National Hockey League goal record. His Washington Capitals faced ...

Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass from Martin Fehervary and flicking it ...

Ovechkin now moves into a five-way tie for eighth on the league leaderboard in goals scored this season. His current 0.68 ...

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

The Museum DC has designed an exclusive Black History Month jersey for one of the hottest teams in the NHL, the Washington ...

The Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers, 6-3, at Capital One Arena on Tuesday night. The Capitals won the ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...