Ovechkin is now 23 shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894 goals that many NHL observers thought would stand as one of the game's most unbreakable records.

The Sabres (14-21-5) remained last in the Eastern Conference and finished their road trip 1-2-1. Buffalo was outshot in the ...

The Capitals will look to keep their offense going against the Sabres. The Washington Capitals shook things up last game to ...

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record. The Great One's mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was ...

Pittsburgh's game at Washington on Saturday night will be the 71st regular-season meeting of the team's superstar captains, the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin.

Should the Calgary Flames pursue Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens ... Oilers captain Connor McDavid do something only Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux have ever done. Emma Lingan and Michael ...

The Capitals beat the Sabres 4-2 on Dec. 14 at Capital One Arena. Zucker opened the scoring 1:36 into the game. Washington ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP ... He needs 23 goals to pass Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal scoring record of 894. He’s scored four times in six games since he returned to the lineup after missing ...

They have found ways to win ugly, but against the worst team in the East on Monday night, they managed to stumble into losing ugly, taking a 4-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in a shootout at KeyBank ...

Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo ...