Alex Ovechkin is on the brink of hockey history.The Capitals star is on pace to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record for goals in a career by the end of the regular season.The Great One finished his legendary 20-year career with 894 goals in 1,

Ovechkin has scored his 891 goals in 1,484 games during 20 NHL seasons with Washington, which selected him with the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NHL Draft. Gretzky scored his 894 goals in 1,487 games during 20 NHL seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers before retiring after the 1998-99 season.

Heritage Auctions will open an auction Monday morning of 11 game-worn sweaters from some of hockey’s greats—including three Alex Ovechkin jerseys for collectors who may be seeking to add some of the star’s memorabilia to their collection ahead of his breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals mark.

His long connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin complicates Alex Ovechkin's legacy in the eyes of some.

Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of becoming the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer continues, and a just-signed college star could join the lineup as the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals begin a road back-to-back when they visit the Bruins on Tuesday.

One of the last jerseys worn by Wayne Gretzky in his NHL career has hit the auction block at Heritage, carrying a pre-sale estimate of $500,000. The Rangers sweater is photo-matched to five games from the 1998-99 NHL season, including the Jan. 10, 1999, game in which Gretzky scored his 892nd goal.

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record, with just 6 more needed to surpass the milestone. Meanwhile, Heritage Auctions is featuring three game-worn Ovechkin jerseys ...

If Alex Ovechkin wants to break ... Sabres during a brief trip home amid four games on the road. They're coming off a two-game trip in which Ovechkin scored career goal No. 889 at Winnipeg.

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every chance to succeed at hockey and along the way showed he didn’t need special treatment.