Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin set the NHL record for career goals when he scored No. 895 Sunday afternoon against the New York Islanders to pass Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs one goal to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. Ovechkin scored a pair of goals in the Capitals' 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie ...

Alex Ovechkin made history when he scored against the New York Islanders on a power play in the second period.

After Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal to pass Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leader, the game between the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders came to a halt for a ceremony ...

The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the ...

Four more NHL records Wayne Gretzky owns that Alex Ovechkin can still chase down. The fanfare leading up to Ovechkin's history-making moment was well deserved. Only 10 players, in ...

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually ...

Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 895 on Sunday, breaking one of sports' all-time great records and passing hockey legend ...

The Great One has company. Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored in NHL history, netting his 894th career goal in the third period of the Washington Capitals' home game ...

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It took Alex Ovechkin 1,486 games, almost 7,000 shots on net and nearly 20 seasons of work to catch Wayne Gretzky and his NHL ...

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career.