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 ...

Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals secured a 5-4 shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators during their Monday night matchup.

Washington avoided a shutout when Ovechkin scored late to move within 11 goals of surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, but ...

Alex Ovechkin cannot stop scoring goals. The Great 8 is rapidly chasing down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal-scoring record.

Hockey insider Elliotte Friedman just broke the news that Ovechkin won't be scratched for road games in a bid to allow him to ...

Ovechkin scored his 883rd goal to move within 12 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, but Washington fell, 3-1, to Calgary ...

The Washington Capitals, including Alexander Ovechkin, will be on the ice Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Capital One Arena, beginning at 12:30 PM ET. Thinking about a bet on Ovechkin? We ...

The Calgary Flames came away with a victory against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, with ...

Defensively, the Lightning have been one of the stingiest squads in league play, conceding 154 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank sixth. Its +53 goal differential is the third-best in the league. The ...

Defensively, the Blues are allowing 177 total goals (three per game) to rank 19th in NHL play. The team has the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -13. The Blues have not shut out an ...

As Alexander Ovechkin closes in on the all-time goals record, the National Hockey League is trying to maximize the audience in games where that could potentially happen. To that end, the NHL has ...