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

Nicklas Backstrom ... on the Capitals, Backstrom has assisted on 279 of Ovechkin's 888 goals. Backstrom was the No. 4 overall selection of the 2004 draft while Ovechkin went first overall.

Brooks Orpik, T.J. Oshie, Braden Holtby and Devante Smith-Pelly also joined Backstrom on the ice. They performed the ceremonial puck drop between Ovechkin and Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno.

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

In a perfect world, Nicklas Backstrom ... Stanley Cup for the first time in 2018. “It was a pretty special moment when we won together there, and we realized that,” Backstrom said of 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 ...