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

Shawn Hochuli, son of longtime former referee Ed Hochuli, will preside over Sunday's NFC Championship game as the lead ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

The Predators have conceded 128 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 17th in NHL action in goals against. The team has the 30th-ranked goal differential in the league at -28. The Predators have not ...

NASHVILLE --Alex Ovechkin scored his 873rd NHL goal and had an assist, and the Washington Capitals extended their point streak to seven games with a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators at ...

Ovechkin scored his team's fifth goal in Saturday's 7-4 win over the New York Rangers to push his career total to 872. He is now 23 shy of breaking Gretzky's mark of 894 that many NHL observers ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all ...

The former Buffalo captain added a nifty tally of his own at 7:44 of the third period, streaking through the left circle and using a quick snapshot ... Caps star Alexander Ovechkin scored his ...

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin notched yet another ... a backhanded shot past New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick to give Washington a 5-3 lead in what would become a ...

Dylan Strome had three points on the day and Alexander Ovechkin scored the ... Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas also scored against Jonathan Quick, who remains stuck on 399 career wins.

With the Capitals leading by a goal, Ovechkin backhanded a loose puck at the front of the net off a faceoff under Jonathan Quick's right pad to make it 5-3 at 10:50 of the third period and move ...

Quick turned aside 21 of 27 shots faced during Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Capitals. The seventh goal was an empty-netter. Quick will have to wait for his next appearance to try and secure his ...