As soon as I saw Nicky, I just want to cry,” Alex Ovechkin said Sunday, after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals ...

Oshie and Backstrom were by Ovechkin's side during the long journey to the record. Sunday's game was no different.

Brooks Orpik, T.J. Oshie, Braden Holtby and Devante Smith-Pelly also joined Backstrom on the ice. They performed the ...

Former teammates thankful to be on hand for Capitals captain's iconic 895th NHL goal against Islanders in New York ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Sunday, and a moment with ...

Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on Sunday in New York. Here's how history unfolded in real time and the reaction that ...

Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin’s long-time Washington Capitals linemate, displayed his emotions in his postgame congratulations following Ovechkin’s record-breaking goal against the New York Islande ...