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 scored two goals in his NHL debut in 2005. Here is video of his key goals on the road to breaking Wayne Gretzky's record.

The 2012-13 season was shortened because of another lockout, and both the 2020 and 2021 seasons were shortened because of the pandemic. In the playoffs, Ovechkin has 72 goals in 151 games.

Fleury plans to retire after this, his 21st NHL season, though, So unless Gustavsson doesn’t finish the game Thursday, the 40-year-old likely won’t face Ovechkin again, barring a meeting between the ...

The duo combined for 279 goals together ... The worst offensive season of Ovechkin's career was a 24-goal season during the 2020-2021 campaign. It wasn't due to his lack of scoring abilities ...

Some sporting records seem otherworldly in that no matter what technological or scientific advancements may be made, they ...

Ovechkin sits in second place as well in that category, about 50 goals back. Gretzky won four ... the regular season from 16 to 17 games in 2021, making it more likely Dickerson's mark could ...

Ovechkin and the Capitals win the Stanley Cup 2020: Ovie became the eighth player in NHL history to score 700 goals 2021: Ovechkin scored his 275th power play goal, breaking Dave Andreychuk's all ...

Ovechkin scored a pair of goals in the Capitals' 5-3 win over the ... in empty-net situations and he scored nine empty-netters in 2021-22 during a 50-goal season. He totaled nine over the next ...

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals in NHL history by scoring ... $47.5 million contract he signed in 2021, which took him through age 40 to give him enough time to ...

Gretzky’s total of 894 goals had long seemed unapproachable. Ovechkin passed it even after ... $47.5 million contract he signed in 2021, which took him through age 40 to give him enough ...