Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

In the third period between the Capitals and Senators, Alex Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.

Ovechkin scored his 23nd goal of the season to push his career total to 876. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

"The Great Eight" came up clutch when the Washington Capitals needed him most with a third period tally to close the gap with ...

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

The Washington Capitals were certainly feeling the effects of a lengthy road swing start to weigh on them as they played the ...

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Washington captain has 23 goals this season, with 31 games left. This ...

A disastrous second period that saw three goals allowed in less than seven minutes thwarted the Seattle Kraken in a 6-4 loss ...

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The 27-year-old's development was a bit of a roller coaster. But he has found a home with the Caps and is on a path to ...

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals took a 2-1 regulation loss to the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night, continuing a ...