Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin put his name in the NHL history books on April 6 when he officially broke Wayne Gretzky's record to become the league's leading all-time goal scorer.

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 ...

to point and bowed to acknowledge the NHL legend. Ovechkin will have a chance to break the record Sunday when the Capitals play the New York Islanders at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has spent more than a week as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer and will have one ...

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

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal Tuesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. He needs four goals in the team's final eight regular-season games to ...

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) FBI director is Kash Patel, left, tallking with former NHL player ... if and when Ovechkin scores his 895th goal to break one of hockey's records that looked unbreakable.

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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break ...