The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is also renowned for loving his native Russia and her people.

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Closing out his WHL career with the Saskatoon Blades following a trade from the Victoria Royals, Tanner Scott is aiming to ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, scoring on a late power play in the Washington Capitals' 5-4 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

In the third period between the Capitals and Senators, Alex Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.

The Senators scored in the knick of time to pick up a 5-4 victory over Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in ...

Alexander Ovechkin will be in action Thursday when his Washington Capitals play the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.

Logan Thompson made 32 saves in his hometown one day after signing a contract extension with Washington, helping the Capitals ...

"It’s huge. This is a big, big few games here at home before the break. Really, it’s gonna tell us where we’re gonna stand ...

The Washington Capitals, including Alexander Ovechkin, face the Calgary Flames on Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET, at Scotiabank ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames play the Washington Capitals in a non-conference matchup. Calgary is 24-17-7 overall and 15-6-3 at home. The Flames have gone 7-11-3 in games their opponents serve ...