There would have been a tidy symmetry had Alexander Ovechkin waited until Saturday to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record for ...

Despite Alexander Ovechkin scoring career goal No. 895 to surpass Wayne Gretzky and become the all-time goals leader in NHL ...

Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin broke the longstanding NHL record for goals scored Sunday, eclipsing the mark ...

Wayne Gretzky was the “Great One” for his dominance on the ice in the high-scoring hockey days of the 1980s, a playmaker who ...

At the time of publication, Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin is two goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record.

Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in NHL history on Sunday afternoon when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard ...

It’s the hockey equivalent of Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron with his 756th home run, or LeBron James passing Kareem ...

At the time of publication, Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin is two goals shy ... St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers before retiring in 1999.” Outside of his vaunted run as a ...

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Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1.

Ovechkin achieved this milestone in 1,487 ... He had nine goals in 70 games during his last season, 1998-99 with the New York Rangers. He retired at age 38 with 894 goals in 1,487 games.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th goal to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history in the Washington Capitals’ 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Sunday.