A record that once looked untouchable now belongs to Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals captain became the greatest goal scorer in NHL history when he found the net in the second period against ...

The Capitals opened their first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens with a 3-2 overtime win Monday night at Capital ...

This season, Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leading scorer. Monday, in the Capitals ' playoff opener, he somehow ...

Gretzky still holds onto the all-time NHL playoff scoring record with 122 goals in 208 postseason games. Ovechkin is currently tied for 15th among all playoff scorers with 72 goals in 186 playoff ...

The Washington Capitals learned on Monday night that the Montreal Canadiens can't be taken lightly in this series. They might ...

The Capitals broke a scoreless tie in the first period of Monday night's gamea against the Canadiens with a goal from Alex ...

Alex Ovechkin etched himself into NHL history on April 6, 2025, when he surpassed Wayne Gretzky for most goals scored in league history with 895. Moments after he scored the record-breaking goal ...

Ovechkin scored two goals, assisted on another and generally acted as the tone-setter in Washington's 3-2 overtime win over ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin made history with his 895th career goal, becoming the all-time leader in NHL history. A power play goal from Ovechkin pulled the Capitals to within one ...

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los ...

Alex Ovechkin wanted to keep the hockey stick used when he scored his record-breaking goal. No, not that stick. Not the one he used to fire a one-timer past New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin ...