The Great Chase may be over, but the celebrations have just begun as the Washington Capitals have announced plans to honor Alexander Ovechkin.

Thanks to Alexander Ovechkin, one record was finally broken for the first time in three decades. On April 6, 2025, Ovechkin scored his record-895th goal, breaking Gretzky's goal after tying the count a few days before.

In his 20th NHL season, Alex Ovechkin has not only scored a record 895 goals. He has played with 239 teammates. He has worked under eight head coaches. He has interacted with countless characters who have propelled and defined his career.

Budweiser Canada sent commemorative beers to goalies who didn't allow a goal to Alexander Ovechkin in their careers.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Washington Capitals’ captain and super sniper, Alexander Ovechkin, broke Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record this weekend when he beat countryman Ilya Sorokin on a power play.

On the heels of Alexander Ovechkin overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading goal-scorer, a memento from when Gretzky took the record from Gordie Howe in 1994 has hit the auction block. After “The Great One” scored goal No.

The star from Russia was the epitome of joyfulness on goal No. 895, just like he’s been on so many of his previous 894, replicating jumping into a fountain in Washington when he and the Capitals

"These kids are going to lose their minds when 'Ovi' comes out," the principal of Glebe Elementary School said. He was right. Alex Ovechkin skated onto the ice at MedStar Capital Iceplex to the shrieks and shouts of fourth and fifth grade students from Arlington Public Schools who literally came by the busload to watch him practice for the first time since he surpassed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time goals leader.