Wayne Gretzky wore a No. 9 red pin to honor Detroit Red Wings legend and Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, as Alex Ovechkin scored a record 895th goal.

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.

Wayne Gretzky's 894 goals had been considered unbreakable. Alex Ovechkin moved past him with a goal Sunday against the New York Islanders.

One of the great records in NHL history seems set to fall, with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin closing in on the goal-scoring record set by Wayne Gretzky during an incredible 20-year career.

Alex Ovechkin made history when he scored against the New York Islanders on a power play in the second period.

Alex Ovechkin finally did it. On Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the Washington Capitals star broke Wayne Gretzky’s record to become the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer with 895.

Alex Ovechkin and his traveling party are in New York on Sunday as he tries to make history and break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.

He wired 101 PPG between 2012-13 and 2016-17, and he’s been the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer with the man advantage for a long time. Ovechkin’s 325 power-play goals eclipse Dave Andreychuk, who ...

Alex Ovechkin scored in the second period against the Islanders Sunday, touching off a celebration after he broke Wayne ...

Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record (895), following his second goal in the team’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually ...