Alex Ovechkin made history when he scored against the New York Islanders on a power play in the second period.

Ovechkin surpassed 40 goals this season for the 14th time — two more than Gretzky and the most in league history.

By Amy Tennery ELMONT, N.Y. (Reuters) -Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career NHL goal on Sunday ...

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring king. The Washington Capitals superstar scored his 895th career goal on ...

Alex Ovechkin scoring his 895th career goal to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record reverberated quickly around hockey, sports ...

Long before Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the NHL goal-scoring record with No. 895 on Sunday, Gretzky moved into ...

Wayne Gretzky wore a No. 9 red pin to honor Detroit Red Wings legend and Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, as Alex Ovechkin scored a ...

The Washington Capitals superstar passed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer on Sunday when he scored ...

Alex Ovechkin stands alone. The Capitals forward broke Wayne Gretzky’s goal record on Sunday against the New York Islanders ...

Ovechkin made hockey history Sunday against the New York Islanders, even after missing 16 games in November and December ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career National Hockey League goal on Sunday to break the hallowed ...

Ovechkin has played all 20 of his NHL seasons with Washington, leading the team to its only Stanley Cup win in 2018. Earlier ...