Alex Ovechkin scored another goal to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's record and helped the Washington Capitals end a three-game losing streak on Tuesday. Ovechkin scored a power-play goal in the ...

Now that Alex Ovechkin is one goal away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, everyone is trying to witness history in person. Those trying to get into UBS Arena for Sunday afternoon's ...

Much has changed over the course of Alex Ovechkin's career, including the record books. The Washington Capitals star is expected to rewrite those very soon when he scores his 895th career goal to ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight ...

Ovechkin remembered him as the chase for Gretzky ... lot a year later when Washington got over the hump with a six-game knockout of the champs in the second round, on the way to the franchise's ...

They took over UBS Arena on Sunday afternoon, driving secondary-market prices through the roof, turning it into a Capitals home game and buzzing whenever Alex Ovechkin touched the puck.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Ovechkin’s famous one-timer has been an NHL wonder for two decades ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. WASHINGTON — Sometime soon — Sunday maybe, perhaps Thursday — Alex Ovechkin will ...

With the 895th goal of his career, Alex Ovechkin has passed Wayne Gretzky in all-time goals. Ovechkin beat many goalies in many different ways with an unlimited bag of tricks, but his greatest ...

For more than a quarter century, the question of who was the greatest goalscorer in National Hockey League history wasn’t really a question at all. The answer was right there in his name.

Yes, Gretzky was on hand as Alex Ovechkin broke his goal-scoring record of 894. But Gretzky also honored Mr. Hockey himself. The Great One wore a No. 9 red pin over the left side of his chest ...

There are a lot of impressive things about Alex Ovechkin's climb to the top of the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leaderboard. The first, and most obvious, is just the actual number itself.