Not only is Ovechkin on pace to break the record, he’s also trending to do it ahead of Gretzky. It took 1,487 career games to set the mark in 1999, and considering Ovechkin has

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The Washington Capitals legend is closing in on breaking the NHL scoring record of 894 career goals currently held by “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky.

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are currently in Edmonton to take on the Oilers tomorrow night, and Ovechkin arrived to Rogers Place a little early to pay tribute to Wayne Gretzky.

Ovechkin was also taken up to Gretzky's restaurant, Studio 99 inside Rogers Place, where he posed with one of the many jerseys up on the wall. A memorabilia collector himself, Ovechkin owns a stick given to him by Gretzky when Washington won the Stanley Cup in 2018. It's one of his prized possessions.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.

Legendary former Oilers coach and general manager Glen Sather recently shared his surprisingly harsh opinion that he doesn't want Alexander Ovechkin to beat Wayne Gretzky's goal record.

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer.

The Washington Capitals are fiddling with the lineup to try and help Alex Ovechkin break an all-time great scoring record.

The Washington Capitals are locking up one of their own. Goaltender Logan Thompson has signed a long term extension with the club.

Peoria Rivermen rookie center Carson Baptiste is a rising star on the ice, and also of full-blooded Cree First Nation heritage. How Peoria found him.

BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames play the Washington Capitals in a non-conference matchup. Calgary is 24-17-7 overall and 15-6-3 at home. The Flames have gone 7-11-3 in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.