Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually reserved only for playoff races NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin ...

Alex Ovechkin has maintained his track record of being a dangerous goal scorer throughout his career, and he will go down as one of the top offensive players in NHL history. Ovechkin finally ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin received a congratulatory message from Russian President Vladimir Putin after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s mark for most goals scored all time. Ovechkin was ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer on Sunday afternoon, surpassing Wayne Gretzky with his 895th career goal in a 4–1 loss to the New York ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, right, is greeted by Wayne Gretzky during a ceremony after he scored his 895th career goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against New ...

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th goal of his career on Sunday. The Washington Capitals' captain made history when he scored ...

Beyond that, inside the visitors’ locker room at UBS Arena, there weren’t many obvious signs of what took place Sunday, what Alex Ovechkin accomplished. It felt crowded, sure, and a few more ...

With the 895th goal of his career, Alex Ovechkin ... telling about Ovechkin’s goal frequency from his spot in 2012-13 is the drop in goals off the rush. The rise in more stationary goals seems ...

Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL all-time goals record is one of those hallowed sports marks we could truly never stop talking about. Evidently, for ESPN's First Take, it seems like ...

NEW YORK -- Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored goal No. 895 on Sunday, passing Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leader. Ovechkin, on a pass from ...

Alex Ovechkin became the greatest goal scorer in NHL history because of a never-before-seen combination of a wicked shot, consistency over two decades and remarkable durability that kept him on ...

ELMONT, N.Y. – Alex Ovechkin stands alone. The Washington Capitals’ captain – who burst into the NHL two decades ago and has hardly slowed down since, whose name is already etched throughout ...