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.

It’s the hockey equivalent of Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron with his 756th home run, or LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with his 38,388th point — a modern legend chasing down one of the most ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal Tuesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. He needs four goals in the team's final eight regular-season games to ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has spent more than a week as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer and will have one ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ... In a press conference after the game, Gretzky said he was "proud" to now share the record with Ovechkin and joked he "can live with that for 24 more ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal Wednesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal ... putting him on pace to break the record in one of the final games ...

One way Ovechkin refused to get No. 895 was into an empty net. He told coach Spencer Carbery and others he wanted no part of passing Gretzky like that. "He wants to break the record with a ...