Alexander Ovechkin was born to play hockey.  The future NHL superstar was raised in Russia by a family of athletes. His mother, Tatyana, was a two-time Olympic ...

It will still be a tight finish for Ovechkin with just 25 games remaining in the regular season and still needing 14 goals to ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894 goals. The 39-year-old recorded a hat trick on ...

The sellout crowd of 18,753 immediately began to cheer, though, when Pickard skated to Edmonton’s bench, realizing this would ...

The Washington Capitals host the Calgary Flames after Alexander Ovechkin's hat trick against the Edmonton Oilers in the Capitals' 7-3 win.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin reached 882 NHL goals with a hat trick in the Washington Capitals’ 7-3 win against the Edmonton ...

Everyone knows: Alexander Ovechkin is a real scorer. The great number eight got one more earlier in the day in a 7-3 Washington Capitals home win over the Edmonton Oilers, bringing his total to 29 ...

The Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin defeated the Edmonton Oilers 7-3 Sunday afternoon at the Capital One Arena.

Follow along as the Capitals star chases down Wayne Gretzky's record, including highlights of each goal and the upcoming ...

Oilers Legend Wayne Gretzky Draws Criticism EDMONTON -- "Keep politics out of sports." The Edmonton Oilers kicked off their ...

The Washington Capitals host the Calgary Flames after Alexander Ovechkin recorded a hat trick in the Capitals' 7-3 win against the Edmonton Oilers. Washington is 38-11-8 overall and 18-4-6 at home.