The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. WASHINGTON — Wayne ...

Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals were on a road trip through California. Before flying from Los Angeles to San Jose, ...

It’s the hockey equivalent of Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron with his 756th home run, or LeBron James passing Kareem ...

Even after Ovechkin broke Gretzky's all-time goals record, some of "The Great Ones" records will never be topped ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov made NHL history Monday night in the Bolts' 5–1 win over the New York Rangers, ...

Alex Ovechkin with his 895th career goal has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL record that most thought was untouchable.

October 14, 1979 – Scores his first NHL goal ... 2002 – Establishes the Wayne Gretzky Foundation to connect underprivileged youth with hockey. February 2002 – The Canadian men’s hockey ...

Ovechkin and Gretzky are nearly identical when it comes to games played. Gretzky played 1,487 regular season games in the NHL ...

Russia's Alex Ovechkin becomes the National Hockey League's highest all-time scorer by hitting his 895th career goal to ...

Alex Ovechkin with his 895th career goal has broken Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record that most ... Ontario NHL debut: Oct. 10, 1979 First goal: Oct. 14, 1979 Stanley Cup titles: 4, all with Edmonton ...