With the excitement of a child, the 39-year-old belly-flopped onto the ice as tens of thousands of fans around him cheered ...

Alex Ovechkin could not contain his happiness moments after scoring his 895th goal to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record .

Ovechkin’s dominance on the ice from the left circle defines his legacy as the greatest goal scorer in NHL history.

Alex Ovechkin has become the NHL’s all-time leading goal-scorer, surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s long-held record of 894 goals.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has broken the NHL goals record held by Wayne Gretzky by scoring the 895th of his career.

The Washington Capitals star made history with a power play goal from the left faceoff circle — as Gretzky, who last set the ...

Four teams (Detroit, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and Columbus) are within eight points of the second and final wild ...

The play will be forever immortalized in hockey lore. Scoring goal No. 895 with a signature laser-beam shot from just above the left faceoff dot Sunday made the moment so perfectly “Ovi.” ...

By Amy Tennery ELMONT, N.Y. (Reuters) -Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career NHL goal on Sunday ...

Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice that has defined his remarkable career. When the ...

You could tell he wanted this. Not that he ever made much secret of that—he’s got a goalscorer’s heart, and the logical conclusion of scoring goals, if you’re great and prolific and ageless, is that ...