Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record drummed up many superlatives. But one thing it wasn't, ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal and needs four to pass Wayne Gretzky's record. Highlights ...

Gretzky passed Hall of Famer Gordie Howe in 1994, and he held the record for 31 years and 14 days before Ovechkin toppled it ...

Kirill Kaprizov scored 1:01 into overtime, Joel Eriksson Ek netted four goals and the Minnesota Wild escaped with an 8-7 win ...

Alex Ovechkin scored Wednesday and needs three goals to break Wayne Gretzky's record. Highlights from Capitals-Hurricanes game: ...

Below are highlights and results as Alex Ovechkin took hom the NHL's most-cherished accomplishment ... needing 41 goals to tie Gretzky and 42 scores to pass him on the all-time scoring list.

Montreal moved two points ahead of the New York Rangers, breaking a tie for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal in the Washington Capitals' game Sunday against the New York Islanders, beating ...

Yegor Sharangovich scored the only goal in the shootout and the Calgary Flames rallied from two goals down to beat Colorado 3-2 on Monday night, snapping a seven-game skid against the Avalanche.