Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

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

Glo Fiber is making its mark in Suffolk, with its grand opening celebration scheduled for Thursday, Feb.13, at 11 a.m.  Mayor ...

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

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

Marc-Andre Fleury had 32 saves for the Wild, who swept the Bruins in both meetings last season but could not get anything past Swayman on Tuesday. Minnesota was shut out for the second straight game.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne ...

The Cats arrived in town on Monday and headed to the White House with the Stanley Cup in tow for a special ceremony with ...

Some of the people lost. (CNN) The Ashburn Ice House has become a locus of grief. (WTOP) Some parks in Alexandria are closed ...

The Florida Panthers visit the Washington Capitals after Carter Verhaeghe recorded a hat trick in the Panthers' 6-3 win against the New York Islanders.

The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is ...