We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — Though it's been 20 years since Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby first entered the league, the rivalry between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins never gets old ...

Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NHLN, SNW, CITY) ...

The Penguins and Capitals renewed arguably the highest-profile rivalry of the salary-cap era on Saturday night.

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

The NHL trade rumors and silly season rumors are getting chaotic following the blockbuster deals this week and pending free ...

With the Capitals in town Thursday night, Kraken fans get an up-close view of Alex Ovechkin as he closes in on Wayne ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the ...

After coming off an historic 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres courtesy of goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic on Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins will turn to their rookie goaltender against the league's ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby joined the NHL in the 2005-06 season with Ovechkin. Crosby has assisted on nearly 50% more goals than Ovechkin has, putting him dozens of points ahead.