The Stanley Cup playoffs are underway in Washington.

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

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL all-time goals leader, passing Wayne Gretzky with his 895th goal on April 6. To celebrate the ...

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

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin etched himself into NHL history on April 6, 2025, when he surpassed Wayne Gretzky for most goals scored in league history with 865. Moments after he scored the record-breaking goal in ...

Wayne Gretzky was on hand as Alex Ovechkin broke his all-time record by scoring his 895th career goal on Sunday. That was not the only pledge Gretzky followed through on, either. Ovechkin scored ...

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 ...

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 ...