Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL goals record this season, he’s given himself some breathing room over the Great One.

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. More than 7,000 people have played NHL hockey, and the vast majority of them have had the ...

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL's best goal scorer in history and it's safe to say that he was over the moon after breaking the record. On Sunday, Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal, passing Wayne ...

Ovechkin’s famous one-timer has been an NHL wonder for two decades. Here’s why it can be a goalie’s worst nightmare. When Alex Ovechkin winds up for a one-timer from his trademark spot ...

April 6 - Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has finally caught up to Wayne Gretzky, tying him for the most goals scored in an NHL career. While they each have 894 goals, the eras in which ...

When it happened — when Alex Ovechkin buried still another puck in a career littered with buried pucks — he thrust his arms to the Capital One Arena rafters, where his No. 8 will someday reside.

With the 895th goal of his career, Alex Ovechkin ... telling about Ovechkin’s goal frequency from his spot in 2012-13 is the drop in goals off the rush. The rise in more stationary goals seems ...