An empty net in hockey is when a team removes its goaltender from the ice, leaving its goal unattended. It's a calculated ...

With his 890th goal, Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin moved within five goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, but ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal, moving him four away from passing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and Dylan Strome ...

Ovechkin has scored his 891 goals in 1,484 games during 20 NHL seasons with Washington, which selected him with the No. 1 ...

A look at a dozen historic goals that broke an important record in style, just as Alex Ovechkin will hopefully do over the ...

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

In a thrilling display of skill and determination, Leon Draisaitl has become the first player to surpass 50 goals in the current NHL season. Returning to the Edmonton Oilers lineup on Saturday after a ...

Currently, Alexander Ovechkin stands a mere five goals away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky's legendary NHL record of 894 goals. However, as the Washington Capitals struggle with recent setbacks, ...

Alex Ovechkin is now five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 890th of his career in the ...

It’s a full-circle moment for Ovechkin, whose NHL career officially started in the same building -- it was called the RBC ...

Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, 39, is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record after scoring the 890th of his ...

The final minute of a one- or two-goal game is prime NHL real estate. Every player wants to be on the ice when the game is on ...