Alex Ovechkin scored his 23rd goal of the season, moving within 19 of Wayne Gretzky’s record, but it wasn’t enough for ...

Aircraft window trim, a waterlogged cockpit checklist and American Airlines branded sugar packets joined a grim collection of debris plucked from the icy Potomac River on Thursday by Dean Naujoks.

The best in the West against the best in the East. It should be a memorable matchup between the Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals Saturday night.

The Capitals are holding on to the No. 1 spot despite an average week but it's getting crowded at the top of the rankings.

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

No. 2 Michigan State allowed two goals in the third period in a 4-2 loss against No. 11 Ohio State on Thursday at Value City ...

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

"The Great Eight" came up clutch when the Washington Capitals needed him most with a third period tally to close the gap with ...

OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 876th NHL goal and the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...