Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal-scoring record in the NHL. The league plans a brief on-ice ceremony when he achieves this feat. A special delegation, including Gretzky and ...

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 ...

Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin continues to move closer towards breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record. In a 3-2 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, Ovechkin took another ...

Alex Ovechkin played to those high standards and scored his 889th career goal Tuesday in Winnipeg. Ovechkin's goal didn’t just push him closer to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL scoring record ...

The NHL regular season wraps up in less than a month, and all eyes are on Alex Ovechkin as he continues to chase the NHL's all-time goals record, held by Wayne Gretzky since 1999. The Washington ...

Alex Ovechkin has scored more goals against the Winnipeg Jets than against any other team in the NHL. He added to that total on Tuesday, scoring career goal No. 889 in his chase for hockey ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...

Alex Ovechkin, renowned hockey player, faces criticism for his silence on the NHL's Pride Nights, which support LGBTQ+ causes. His lack of public support, coupled with his ties to Vladimir Putin ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 goals and needs five to tie and six to break the record. Ovechkin ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Washington.