Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied ... watch Gretzky's full comments below: Gretzky said he hoped goal No. 895 came Friday night — "He deserves to do it in front of their fans," Gretzky said ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin put his name in the NHL history books on April 6 when he officially broke Wayne Gretzky's record to become the league's leading all-time goal scorer.

The Washington Capitals player scored his 895th NHL career goal, prompting praise from Russian media and politicians.

He marveled at Ovechkin's record in a light-hearted fashion after the loss. "It's an insane number," Protas said. "I don't even think I'll ever get that in NHL 25. Maybe 26." Before 2024-25 ...

At that point, back in 2005, the whirlwind from Moscow knew he was 894 goals short of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. He could scarcely dream of ever approaching it. But Ovechkin got to work fast.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin finished practice by replicating his belly-flop celebration from scoring the record-breaking 895th goal of his NHL career, delighting the 895 schoolchildren ...

Alex Ovechkin is so close to the NHL career goal-scoring record that the Washington Capitals star may top the mark set by Wayne Gretzky before the 2024-25 regular season ends. Ovechkin has ...

(John McDonnell/For The Washington Post) Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin spent this season chasing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. See his NHL career highlights here. No matter how ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all time ...

After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has passed Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record of 894, scoring No. 895 against the ...

However, that record is about to go down. Let's check out the odds on whether Washington's Alex Ovechkin will score his 895th goal this season, and against which squad he will accomplish the feat ...