Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.

Matvei Michkov and Alex Ovechkin had already faced off twice in their NHL careers before Thursday night, but neither meeting (both games were in late October) lived up to the billing.

Captain gets outscored by fellow Russian Matvei Michkov but moves to within 16 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record in ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record to help the ...

Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to ...

The Washington Capitals are celebrating Black History Month with a fresh look. On Feb. 5, the team unveiled the design for ...

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

The Jets have won seven in a row to move atop the NHL standings through 55 games going into Thursday’s action around the ...

A specialty jersey signed by the team will be auctioned off for charity. Here's a closer look.

Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has been a role model his whole career and that goes beyond Washington and Russia.

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...