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 ...

Alex Ovechkin and his mad dash for a scoring record is as much about Washington sports history as hockey immortality. Hair by ...

Alex Ovechkin 's goal 2:26 into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win against the visiting Canadiens in Game 1 ...

Alex Ovechkin added another accomplishment to his illustrious career just over two weeks since breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

Both Penguins, still wearing their game jerseys in the tunnel after the game, met a fully-suited-up Ovechkin in a postgame ...

That was before 39-year-old Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals overtook ... One of the most iconic photos in NBA history is a black-and-white shot of Wilt Chamberlain posing with a piece of ...

The big story of the week and one of the biggest stories in the 2024-25 NHL season is Alexander Ovechkin passing Wayne Gretzky as the all-time leading goal scorer. He officially set the record ...

Gretzky tapped Ovechkin as the one to do it, if anyone had the chance. "No. Even before this year, at 39 years old, I’d have to score 42 goals. In this league, in this hockey game right now ...

ARLINGTON, VA – The Washington Capitals announced today several initiatives across the Washington, D.C., region in honor of Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin becoming the NHL’s All-Time goals leader.

Although the 39-year-old has been criticized for his politics through the years, many are celebrating the athlete’s superstar success — especially in Russia. “There is no bigger star in Russian sports ...

Alex Ovechkin etched himself into NHL history ... 4-1 loss to the Islanders at UBS Arena in New York, the 39-year-old Ovechkin was joined on the ice by his wife, Anastasia Shubskaya, and their ...