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

In signature dramatic fashion, Ovechkin scored the 894th goal of his career — and second of the game — to tie Gretzky's NHL ...

Alex Ovechkin had a clear opportunity to break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record on Friday, but he didn't want to score on an ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin had one clear shot at history on Friday night when the Chicago Blackhawks removed ...

The Capitals head coach continued to elaborate from there, laughing about Ovechkin's desperation to break the record. "When ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made history Friday night by tying Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, but the Chicago ...

Alex Ovechkin has more empty-netters than anyone in NHL history, but he didn't feel compelled to add another against the ...

The Great 8 has tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history and had the perfect chance to break the record but told ...

Alex Ovechkin confirms he refused to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record with an empty net Alex Ovechkin wants to ...

Scoring in a fourth consecutive game, Ovechkin reached 40 goals for a 14th time in 20 seasons, which is the most in league ...

His second goal was on the power play in the third period on a shot from his office in the left faceoff circle. Ovechkin didn't want to be on the ice on an empty-net situation so he wouldn't break ...