A GRIP ON SPORTS • Most major holidays have a sports component attached, don’t they? Christmas with the NFL and NBA. Fourth ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record ... Gretzky with a power-play goal in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders.

Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's new goal-scoring leader, stormed out of the gate with two goals in his first game in 2005. His league debut delayed by a season-long lockout, the 2004 No. 1 overall pick ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career goal Friday evening in the Washington Capitals' 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. His next goal will ...

Alex Ovechkin ... praised Ovechkin's longevity and consistency. Among those was Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos, who scored the only goal for Nashville in the 2-1 loss to the Montreal ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record ... Ovechkin had no points and three shots in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild ...

That doesn’t mean he’s the greatest goal scorer ever. Oh, he’s among the greatest. But does having the most goals make him ...

Alex Ovechkin ... the two players' careers have been. Ovechkin scored his 40th and 41st of the year on April 4. From goals to points, our series of charts below — based on NHL and Hockey ...