Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington ...

And while the Oilers certainly played well enough to win, they couldn’t get more than two goals past Logan Thompson ... Alex Ovechkin is chasing down Wayne Gretzky’s goal record?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL ... with 37.5 seconds left, and Logan Thompson made 28 saves to compensate ...

Some name included on the list may raise eyebrows given their tenuous-at-best connection to the President-elect ...

The Washington Capitals played one of their most complete games of the season Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. A 4-1 triumph yielded not only the satisfaction of vanquishing a ...

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 ...

It’s been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record should he stay healthy and keep up his blistering scoring pace. And even after ...

Thompson made 18 saves on 19 shots during the Capitals' 4-1 win over the Penguins on Saturday. Thompson was less than nine minutes away Saturday from logging his third consecutive shutout, but he ...

Thompson was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, according to Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press, and is slated to patrol the home crease versus Pittsburgh on Saturday.

But his new goalie partner, Logan Thompson, has drawn much-deserved attention this year. Both are expected to become free agents after this season and according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun ...