Sept. 17, 1985: Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin is born into a highly successful sporting family. His mother Tatyana Ovechkina, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and his father, Mikhail Ovechkin ...

During the regular season, Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin made history when he became the NHL's all-time leading ...

Amazingly enough, Alexander Ovechkin entered the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with something still left unchecked on his to-do ...

Things you use to mark time − I saw Wayne Gretzky when he was 20, and I saw Alexander Ovechkin when he was 20 − can lead to ulcers. Things you once thought to be sacrosanct − no one will ...

Alexander Ovechkin has supplanted Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goal scorer. Let that sink in for a moment, because even a few years ago, did it seem possible that anyone, from any era ...

Alex Ovechkin added another accomplishment to his illustrious career just over two weeks since breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

You can find him at X @james_brizuela. Washington Capitals star, Alexander Ovechkin, has officially surpassed the goal record set by Wayne Gretzky in 1999. Gretzky achieved the record in 1,487 ...

Alexander Ovechkin didn't want to wait. In his first game since tying Wayne Gretzky's career goals record, Ovechkin needed less than 28 minutes to claim the mark all for himself with the 895th ...

Alexander Ovechkin has scored on a lot of goalies. In fact, the Washington Capitals left winger has scored on more goaltenders (183) than any other NHL player in history. But entering Sunday ...

Alex Ovechkin is on the precipice of NHL history. It's been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record should he stay healthy and keep ...

Seven-hundred and eighty-nine days after LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time leading point-getter, Alexander Ovechkin claimed the NHL’s goal-scoring crown, surpassing the immortal Wayne ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history Sunday ...