PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane scored short-handed goals in the first period, Charlie Lindgren made 17 ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on being one of the most accomplished players in NHL history.

Michkov, 19, says he grew up watching "The Great 8," who at 39 years old is just 40 goals shy of the NHL's all-time record.

Michkov, the Philadelphia Flyers rookie forward, will get his first opportunity to see Ovechkin in action in person when the ...

This game kicks off the NHL Frozen Frenzy, a special day of hockey highlighted by an ESPN/ESPN+ tripleheader. For the only ...

Ovechkin took the time postgame to call out Wilson for his play so far, which included two goals and the overtime winner en ...

Alex Ovechkin reached the milestone with his second point during the Capitals’ 4-2 victory against the Golden Knights.

As of today, Alex Ovechkin is 40 goals away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record. With Ovechkin's goal ...

The Flyers and Capitals play on Tuesday, which means Russian rookie Matvei Michkov will face Alex Ovechkin for the first time ...

Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is only 41 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record -- and The Great One wants him to.

The Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals met for the first time this season as part of the Frozen Frenzy, when all 32 NHL teams were in action on the sam ...

Ovechkin scored a goal in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Devils.