Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin has scored 872 goals in 1,451 games. He is just 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's tally of 894 goals in 1,487 games.

With Ovi set to break Gretzky's career goals record, many comparisons have been drawn between them. But only one man can say ...

The Capitals should be in on Elias Pettersson amid trade rumors and be willing to send top propsect Ryan Leonard the other way.

Coming off a shootout loss and in the midst of a bit of a slump, the Washington Capitals managed to do what good teams do; find ways to win, this time with a 2-1 OT victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

Canadiens rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes said he’s living his dream since making his NHL debut last month. Now, the ...

The Washington Capitals got off to the start they wanted against the Vancouver Canucks; it was the rest of the night didn’t ...

Mike Knuble is the only player in NHL history to have been teammates with both Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin.

1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season & playoff points; 4 assists in 5-4 home win over Edmonton brings his total to 2,011, 1 more than ...

We're officially reaching the halfway point of the campaign and it feels like we all better strap in for what could be a wild second act. Ryan Dixon uses this week's Power Rankings to look at the ...