While The NHL Promotes Alex Ovechkin Chasing The Career Goal Scoring Record, Something Doesn’t Make Sense First off, let me just state that Hockey is my favorite sport. I love the NHL, and everything they do to promote the game,

Former Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic, who now plays for HC Sibir Novosibirskб shared his thoughts with Telecomasia.net about Alexander Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's record and his own adaptation in Russia.

The 47th President of the United States gave a nod to the Capitals and Alex Ovechkin during a pre-inauguration rally.

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are currently in Edmonton to take on the Oilers tomorrow night, and Ovechkin arrived to Rogers Place a little early to pay tribute to Wayne Gretzky.

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The Washington Capitals legend is closing in on breaking the NHL scoring record of 894 career goals currently held by “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky.

BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames play the Washington Capitals in a non-conference matchup. Calgary is 24-17-7 overall and 15-6-3 at home. The Flames have gone 7-11-3 in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.

"It’s huge. This is a big, big few games here at home before the break. Really, it’s gonna tell us where we’re gonna stand here, when we get back from the break for this playoff push. It’s a big part of the schedule, this homestand. I’m expecting everybody to be on their ‘A’ games here, throughout, until the break."

The Washington Capitals, including Alexander Ovechkin, face the Calgary Flames on Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET, at Scotiabank Saddledome. Does a wager on Ovechkin intrigue you? Use our stats and information to make the final call.

The Columbus Blue Jackets' top trade chip this NHL trade deadline is their defenseman Ivan Provorov. Teams will be calling about him.

The blockbuster deal between the Hurricanes and Avalanche on Friday creates intrigue about how the Golden Knights will handle the March 7 trade deadline.

At 32-10-5, the Washington Capitals lead the NHL in pleasant surprises, excelling even when star Alexander Ovechkin has missed games due to injury this season.