While hockey is generally not near the top of the U.S. sports pecking ladder in viewership or revenue, it keeps coming up in ...

As we count down these last eight games of the 2024-25 regular season – the 50th season of Capitals hockey – and as we continue to celebrate the end of Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky ...

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, and the Washington Capitals clinched the top spot in the Eastern Conference the following game. Getting that done finishes their regular-se ...

Alexander Ovechkin has become the greatest goal scorer in National Hockey League (NHL) history — an extraordinary accomplishment that cements his legacy as one of hockey’s most influential ...

Craig Leydig first met Alex Ovechkin in the parking lot of the Piney Orchard Ice Arena in September 2005. The 19-year-old rookie from Russia was arriving at the team facility in Odenton for his ...

You may have heard that Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL’s goal-scoring record. It’s certainly not the type of feat that can sneak up on anyone. Twenty years of relentless lasers, clappers ...

Ovechkin’s 895th career goal Sunday against the New York Islanders – the goal that moved him past Gretzky for the most in NHL history – was also the 42nd of his 20th season.

Alex Ovechkin etched himself into NHL history on April 6, 2025, when he surpassed Wayne Gretzky for most goals scored in league history with 895. Moments after he scored the record-breaking goal ...

Alexander Ovechkin (right) with Russian President Vladimir Putin during an award ceremony in honor of the 2014 Team Russia Olympic Champions at the Grand Kremlin Palace. As a patriotic ...

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th goal of his career on Sunday. The Washington Capitals' captain made history when he scored ...

Beyond that, inside the visitors’ locker room at UBS Arena, there weren’t many obvious signs of what took place Sunday, what Alex Ovechkin accomplished. It felt crowded, sure, and a few more ...