It’s the hockey equivalent of Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron with his 756th home run, or LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with his 38,388th point — a modern legend chasing down one of the most ...

The Washington Capitals captain scored career goal No. 896 early in the first period on Sunday to put his team ahead 1-0 ...

One way Ovechkin refused to get No. 895 was into an empty net. He told coach Spencer Carbery and others he wanted no part of passing Gretzky like that. "He wants to break the record with a ...

The Washington Capitals forward joined "Good Morning America" to discuss being the new NHL goals king, and more. Ovechkin ...

Ovechkin has no one left to chase after passing Gretzky, but he’s always been driven to score, so he could possibly add ...

In a historic moment for hockey, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals ...

Supporters of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have hailed Ovechkin’s achievement as a win for Russian soft power and a boost ...

In signature dramatic fashion, Ovechkin scored the 894th goal of his career – and second of the game – to tie Gretzky’s NHL ...

The Capitals star was forced to deal with some adversity over the past two seasons that may have delayed reaching Gretzky's ...

You could tell he wanted this. Not that he ever made much secret of that—he’s got a goalscorer’s heart, and the logical conclusion of scoring goals, if you’re great and prolific and ageless, is that ...

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career.

The moment Alex Ovechkin erased Wayne Gretzky's name from the top of the NHL's career goals list, Gretzky celebrated.