Ovechkin was surrounded by young talent in his early years in Washington. Center Nicklas Backstrom, defenseman Mike Green and ...

Alex Ovechkin, six goals away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals, and the Washington Capitals ...

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of an NHL record most thought would never be broken. Only ...

The 39-year-old scored on a bullet shot to inch closer to hockey immortality with the 889th goal of his NHL career — just six ...

A look at a dozen historic goals that broke an important record in style, just as Alex Ovechkin will hopefully do over the next few weeks.

With three goals in his past five games, the 39-year-old is back in range to pass Gretzky’s mark of 894 that long seemed unapproachable this spring.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 ...

Alex Ovechkin is now six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 889th of his career in the Washington Capitals’ game Tuesday night at the Winnipeg Jets.

The last goalie Wayne Gretzky scored against, the one who surrendered his 894th and final NHL goal on March 29, 1999, ...