Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin is skating toward breaking the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring record, and the Washington Capitals are splashing murals and goal counters around the city to celebrate what they’re calling The Gr8 Chase. The Caps captain is just eight goals shy of overtaking “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky to become the league’s top scorer of all time. Gretzky scored 894...

As Alexander Ovechkin nears the all-time NHL goals record, Capital One Arena is celebrating with special displays. News4’s Doug Kammerer and JP Finlay check them out.

Here are five things to know about Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is chasing the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin entered the season 42 goals short of breaking a record that long seemed unapproachable. He missed 16 games with a broken leg but resumed his pursuit in December.

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals. John Tavares and Bobby McMann scored for the Leafs. Washington’s captain Ovechkin played his first game since he fractured his left fibula...

Alex Ovechkin skated by himself before Washington Capitals practice as he works to return from a broken leg. Ovechkin wore a tracksuit and a helmet with stick in hand but no hockey gear during his light workout Monday morning. The 39-year-old broke his left fibula in a shin-on-shin collision with Utah’s Jack McBain on Nov. 18. Following further examination, he...

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin tied one NHL record in his pursuit of another before leaving during the third period with an apparent left leg injury.

Alex Ovechkin is now on track to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record this season. Ovechkin scored his 858th goal in the Washington Capitals’ ninth game to move into a 45-goal pace. If he keeps this up, the Russian superstar would get to 895 and possibly beyond this spring. Ovechkin entered the season 42 away from breaking Gretzky’s mark...

Excitement builds as the Washington Capitals kick off their 50th season after uncertainty about whether the team would be moving to Virginia. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Alex Ovechkin has scored on 175 different goaltenders climbing all the way to second on the NHL career goals list. He is just 42 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record that many thought was untouchable. Some of the masked men he has tormented are rooting for him to pass Gretzky, in awe of what the Washington Capitals star can do...

Alex Ovechkin finished a playoff series without a goal or an assist for the first time in his NHL career.

While Alex Ovechkin is busy chasing history, he’s also putting smiles on the faces of a group of special needs youth hockey players. News4’s Gio Del Fa reports from MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington.