The Washington Commanders’ improbable, unexpected run for the Super Bowl is over, but another local franchise has been busy ...

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

Kraken goalie Joey Daccord, in his 100th career NHL game, stopped the first 20 shots he faced but eventually ceded some goals ...

When Brendan Morrison played for the Washington Capitals in 2009-10, he was amazed by the goal-scoring prowess of a young ...

As Alex Ovechkin chases down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record, the Edmonton Oilers made quite a gesture toward the ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage.

The belief was that Father Time had finally caught up with Ovechkin and he would need at least two more seasons to catch Gretzky. Sportsbooks still wanted to tap into the excitement of Ovechkin's ...

Carbery will keep Ovechkin and Dubois together as the team heads up to Ottawa to take on the Senators, as he wants to see them continue to form a connection. At the end of the day, though ...

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Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome ... operating with Trevor van Riemsdyk while Martin Fehervary and Matt Roy make up a shutdown defensive pairing. In goal, Logan Thompson and Hunter Shepard worked ...

Then came the real boost, a 6-1 rout of the Sabres on Dec. 17 in Bell Centre, the day after Terry Pegula visited in vain to try to pump up his own troops. That game clearly pumped up the Habs.