A midseason showdown between the top two teams in the NHL lived up to that billing as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Washington ...

The Jets prevailed in overtime against the Capitals in a thrilling showdown between the two top teams in the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals ...

The Winnipeg Jets were the last team for the Washington Capitals to face this season. After beating the Calgary Flames on the road Tuesday, the Capitals had seen 30 of the NHL’s other 31 teams but had ...

Ovechkin met with Bondra’s grandson before practice and stopped to take photos with the young fan and give him the gift. Bondra’s grandson, wearing his grandfather’s No. 12 Capitals jersey, wasted no ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Alex Ovechkin got one step closer to Wayne Gretzky and made more NHL history on Thursday night. Washington’s legendary No. 8 scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the ...

Ovechkin was quiet most of the night until he ... It’s a good measuring stick.” The task was a little more difficult without top defenceman Thomas Chabot, who is listed as day-to-day with ...

Ovechkin took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a ... saw the NHL-leading Capitals as a measuring stick. “Any time you lose, it's hard," Senators coach Travis Green said. “I walked around just ...

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer. In swiping home the only goal of the game ...

Ovechkin took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a ... three-game winning streak saw the NHL-leading Capitals as a measuring stick. “Any time you lose, it's hard," Senators coach Travis Green said.

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.

For Alex Ovechkin to be just 21 goals away from tying Gretzky's record of 894 is clearly no small feat, and the chase has created a palpable buzz. As with any major moment of historical or record ...