Raised in the final years of the Soviet sports system by parents who were already accomplished athletes, Ovechkin was given ...

Alex Ovechkin Scores His 889th Career Goal to Move 6 Goals Away From Breaking Gretzky's NHL Record WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal and had to go right by ...

The Alex Ovechkin show rolled into town Tuesday with the pursuit of hockey history taking centre stage at Canada Life Centre. Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition ...

Petr Mrázek and Arvid Söderblom had been following Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record this season like everyone else in the hockey world. Then they looked ...

Alex Ovechkin Scores 887th Goal to Move Within 8 of Breaking Wayne Gretzky's Record SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin shook off a rough start to this three-game California swing by scoring ...

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal-scoring record in the NHL. The league plans a brief on-ice ceremony when he achieves this feat. A special delegation, including Gretzky and ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...

Alex Ovechkin’s goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night was career No. 888 for “The Great 8.” It was another step for Ovechkin in his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s goals record.

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 6 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

WINNIPEG — Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to hockey immortality.

Alex Ovechkin’s quest to break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record connects the two men as hockey icons — the game’s greatest scorers. But they are also connected in a unique ...