Through 12 games, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has eight goals and is on a five-game scoring streak.

Alex Ovechkin 's hot streak, his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky 's NHL goal-scoring record and the Washington Capitals' strong ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on being one of the most accomplished players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but ...

For the first time in his career, there is no one between Ovechkin and Gretzky on the all-time list. He passed Gordie Howe ...

Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals’ season ...

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Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Capitals star, who scored 42 goals two ...

However, if fans think Gretzky doesn't want to see his record broken, think again. According to Ovechkin, "The Great One" himself routinely communicates with him and supports the idea of "The ...

But his start to last year casts some doubt on whether he can break Gretzky’s record this season. Realistically, Ovechkin’s true scoring ability at this point in his career is likely somewhere ...

As for Gretzky, he owns a plethora of NHL records that will never be broken. Thus, the greatest hockey player of all time is not too worried about Ovechkin breaking one of them, which he says is ...