Washington captain, who was joined by family, honored with gifts, saluted by fans after scoring No. 895 on road against ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is now the leading goal-scorer in NHL history. He passed Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894 ...

In doing so, he quietly moved into third place in NHL hits with 3,739 according to NHL stats, trailing only Cal Clutterbuck ...

Alex Ovechkin is so close to the NHL career goal-scoring record that the Washington Capitals star may top the mark set by Wayne Gretzky before the 2024-25 regular season ends. Ovechkin has ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all time ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), second left, celebrates after scoring his 895th career goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against New York Islanders in Elmont, N ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to NHL history after the "Great 8" reached ... With just over five minutes left in the first period, the puck hit linemate Aliaksei Protas in front ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the 889th goal of his career Tuesday night and is now six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin posted the tying goal in the third period to help the ...

One of the great records in NHL history seems set to fall, with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin closing in on ... placed more emphasis on hard hits than denying space and opportunities.

"What Wayne and O have done for the game of hockey can never be replicated," said right wing Tom Wilson, who has played his own entire 12-year NHL ... Ovechkin kept scoring. By the time he hit ...