Alex Ovechkin achieved a historic milestone in front of a sellout crowd at Ball Arena. The Capitals captain became only the second player ever to reach a career milestone once thought unattainable.

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history Sunday against the New York ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — The floor was wet. 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 ...

Shortly after Wayne Gretzky became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer in 1994, his father mentioned how someone, someday, would break his record. "I looked at my dad,” Gretzky recently recalled, ...

The Great One has company. Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored in NHL history, netting his 894th career goal in the third period of the Washington Capitals' home game against ...

Barring a surprise second wind (more like third or fourth) Alex Ovechkin's 21-year NHL career is likely coming to an end at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. He wasn't about to skate off into the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice that has defined his remarkable career. When the puck hit the net, it made him the top goal scorer in NHL ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history Sunday against the ...