While in the Hall of Fame’s famed Stick Storage Centre, which holds more than 4,000 sticks, the oldest dating to 1875, Ovechkin was fascinated with an old, wooden one with a long flat blade. It ...

They all lean on the same refrain, the three who would know best. They have seen Alex Ovechkin in a way so few have. They have skated with him. They have worked to understand his mind, to read the ...

But as Alexander Ovechkin closes in on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record of 894, he is leaving nothing to chance. The ...

Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record is in danger. After scoring his 890th career goal in Sunday’s 8-5 result against the Buffalo ...

Everybody wants a piece of history. Collectors, the Hockey Hall of Fame and memorabilia companies are all looking to the ...

Alex Ovechkin is now five goals away from tying and six from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record after scoring in Winnipeg ...

The Washington Capitals superstar continues to close in on Gretzky’s longstanding record of 894 career NHL goals.

Ovechkin hit the NHL with literally a thundering, glass-breaking crash — the hit that he delivered on Columbus defenseman ...

The Alex Ovechkin show rolled into town Tuesday with the pursuit of hockey history taking centre stage at Canada Life Centre.

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular-season goals was widely thought to be untouchable. Now, the ...

Even as he gets closer to being immortalized as the NHL's goals leader, Ovechkin remains a hockey fan at heart. "I've seen his stick rack at the rink, he definitely has a lot of sticks," Capitals ...