The 39-year-old overtook Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894 goals after scoring in the second period in the Washington Capitals 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders in Elmont, New York. Ovechkin rocketed ...

With the 895th goal of his career, Alex Ovechkin has passed Wayne Gretzky in all-time goals. Ovechkin beat many goalies in many different ways with an unlimited bag of tricks, but his greatest ...

Wilson was speaking about the exploits of Ovechkin, whose two-decade chase of the NHL career record for goals had come to an end 2 hours and 21 minutes earlier. He scored No. 895 as he’d scored ...

Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 goals was once considered unbreakable. Then Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin broke it Sunday. "They say records are meant to be broken, but I'm not sure ...

Alex Ovechkin on Sunday broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for most career goals when he scored No. 895 against the New York Islanders on Sunday afternoon. The Washington Capitals went on the ...

Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's new goal-scoring leader, stormed out of the gate with two goals in his first game in 2005. His league debut delayed by a season-long lockout, the 2004 No. 1 overall pick ...

Alex Ovechkin became the NHL all-time leader in goals Sunday when he scored his 895th in the Washington Capitals' game against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. The goal ended his historic ...

Alex Ovechkin has maintained his track record of being a dangerous goal scorer throughout his career, and he will go down as one of the top offensive players in NHL history. Ovechkin finally ...

“I thought it was perfect,” said Strome, who has assisted on 21 of Ovechkin’s 42 goals this season. “Everything about it was perfect: the way he shot it, the way he wound up and shot i ...

During the last three campaigns, the Capitals star has compiled 115 goals to reach the illustrious plateau. Over the past three seasons, Ovechkin put together these stat lines: 2022-23 season ...

and Alex Ovechkin (r.) speak at a press conference after Ovechkin ties Gretzky's goals record on April 4, 2025. AP Wayne Gretzky celebrates with teammates after notching his 1,851st assist ...

The three active players closest to Ovechkin are Sidney Crosby (619 goals), Steven Stamkos (579) and Evgeni Malkin (513). The youngest of that trio is Stamkos at 35 years old, and he needs 315 ...