The Washington Capitals' captain now has the most goals in NHL history, a hallowed record that touched off reactions from the broader sports world on Sunday.

Some sporting records seem otherworldly in that no matter what technological or scientific advancements may be made, they ...

Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin broke a major NHL record while playing the New York Islanders on Sunday, April 6 ...

The Great Chase is over. Alexander Ovechkin did the once-unthinkable, topping Wayne Gretzky with his 895th career goal, putting himself atop the leaderboard with a record that may never be broken.

Washington Capitals wing Alexander Ovechkin scored his 895th goal, breaking the great one Wayne Gretzky's record that was once deemed untouchable. Anytime you break a record of Gretzky's, it's a huge ...

Alexander Ovechkin is now the NHL's greatest goalscorer after surpassing Wayne Gretzky this afternoon with goal 895.

Reminders of Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record are all over Washington and the surrounding suburbs of the nation’s capital.

So here we are, five years later, and the old adage that didn’t realistically apply then to Wayne Gretzky — that records are made to be broken — suddenly does because Alexander Ovechkin made ...

Alexander Ovechkin’s record-breaking journey to 895 goals has been marked by humility and teamwork. Even after scoring his ...

Alexander Ovechkin currently has 892 career NHL goals, which puts him just two goals short of tying Wayne Gretzky, who holds the NHL record. Anytime a “GOAT”’s record gets approached in any ...

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Just weeks after Alexander Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, one of his most ...