“This was one of the hardest records in all of hockey, and you have broken it,” Evgeni Malkin pours his heart out while congratulating Alex Ovechkin for his record-breaking career NHL goal of ...

Despite the Capitals' loss to the Islanders, the focus remained on Ovechkin's legacy and the enduring bond between hockey families as the Capitals head into the playoffs. Alex Ovechkin's historic ...

Alex Ovechkin was barely out of his teens when he first skated onto an NHL rink and made it his life’s work to chip away at history. At that point, back in 2005, the whirlwind from Moscow knew ...

Alex Ovechkin scoring his 895th career goal to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record reverberated quickly around hockey, sports and the rest of the world. Here are some of the reactions ...

As Alex Ovechkin cements his place in hockey history, fans are just as curious about his life off the ice as they are about his record-breaking career. The Washington Capitals captain officially ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin came into Friday night's game against the Chicago Blackhawks three goals shy of the magic number that has loomed over this hockey season: 895. Two goals would tie the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had seemingly done it all in hockey, leading the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup in 2018, earning the Hart Trophy as MVP three times and breaking Wayne ...

"And today, he stands alone. Having completed his relentless pursuit of a record most thought unbreakable, Alex makes hockey history – succeeding Wayne Gretzky, who had eclipsed Gordie Howe ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin could not contain his happiness ... belly-flop slide down the ice like he had just won a pee-wee hockey game. The gap-toothed grin didn’t leave his face for ...

After Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal to pass Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leader, the game between the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders came to a halt for a ceremony ...