Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, both of whom have made some history this season, meet in the regular-season finale Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Neither man looks to be slowing down anytime soon ...

I’m not here to discredit Alex Ovechkin. Far from it. He’s a real, live rockstar. He broke an unbreakable record and did it in his entertaining, hyped-up way. It was marvelous. No player in ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin received a sculpture, an engraved golden hockey stick and a Rolex watch on Thursday as gifts for becoming the NHL’s leading goal scorer. The Capitals ...

Alex Ovechkin silences retirement rumors after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record, confirming he’s not done yet. With one year left on his Capitals contract, Ovechkin eyes more time on ...

It’s been nearly two weeks since Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record. But even before his historic moment against the New York Islanders on April 6, Ovechkin had ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring a goal in the 2nd period against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. The goal is the 895th of Ovechkin's career ...

Ovechkin was asked in an appearance on "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday whether he thought in 2020 that breaking Gretzky’s record would be possible. Gretzky tapped Ovechkin as the one to do it, if ...

As Alex Ovechkin closes in on the NHL goal record, he channels personal grief into purpose through “THE GR8 CHASE for Victory Over Cancer.” Honoring his late father, Ovechkin pledges donations ...

On the night Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky with his 895th goal, Moscow’s Soviet-era Ostankino TV tower — completed shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis — was illuminated with his image.

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.

Asked afterward whether this — the 73rd through 20 seasons — could be his final matchup against Crosby, the 39-year-old Ovechkin dismissed the idea with a smile. “I’m not retire yet,” Ov ...

WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin felt the love again for passing Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leader in goals. Ovechkin celebrated his record-breaking goal on home ice this time when the ...