Alex Ovechkin, who now shares the goal-scoring lead with Wayne ... The Capitals will be short-handed for 21 seconds at the ...

In the midst of celebrating with captain Alex Ovechkin and his new teammates as Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky for the ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored ... They went on to win 5-3 after Ryan Leonard scored on an empty ...

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

It took Alex Ovechkin 1,486 games, almost 7,000 shots on net and nearly 20 seasons of work to catch Wayne Gretzky and his NHL ...

Hockey Legend Wayne Gretzky greets Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard for his first NHL Goal in Alex Ovechkin's historic ...

Having passed Wayne Gretzky for NHL goal-scoring supremacy, the Washington Capitals captain has nothing more to prove. So ...

Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record (895), following his second goal in the ...

Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard will be sore tomorrow, but he might have sent a message after Saturday's brawl with Sean Kuraly ...

BOSTON -- Ryan Leonard was in the Boston College locker room, moments from signing with the Washington Capitals, when a text message popped up on his phone. It was Alex Ovechkin.

Chicago put goalie Spencer Knight back in the game after that, so Ovechkin came back in and nearly got the hat trick anyway.