So he knew how special it was for me, as well, and he wanted to honor that.” With the all-time goal mark now in hand, Ovechkin has solidified himself as one of the best players ever to put on skates.

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

Jan. 11, 2017: Playing his 880th NHL game, Ovechkin becomes the 84th player in League history to reach 1,000 points, and 37th ...

Alex Ovechkin discussed the possibility that Thursday's game would be his last against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins.

Alex Ovechkin is officially the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. The Washington Capitals' captain scored career goal No.

The celebrations continue nearly a week after Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record. Ovechkin was ...

Alex Ovechkin has become the NHL’s all-time leading goal-scorer, surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s long-held record of 894 goals.

The play will be forever immortalized in hockey lore. Scoring goal No. 895 with a signature laser-beam shot from just above the left faceoff dot Sunday made the moment so perfectly “Ovi.” ...

As part of the ceremony, Capitals president of hockey operations Brian MacLellan presented Ovechkin with an engraved golden stick to commemorate his legendary accomplishment. They also handed out a ...

The Great 8's dominance is easy to grasp. More challenging is figuring out where he now fits in the context of other hockey ...

The Washington Capitals honored Alexander Ovechkin with a pregame ceremony for the ages Thursday night in Washington, celebrating his record-breaking 895th goal, which placed him ahead of Wayne ...