Alex Ovechkin is the best goal scorer the NHL has ever seen. The long-time Washington Capital has been chasing the NHL's career goals record — held by Wayne Gretzky since 1999 — for some time.

Ovechkin scored three goals in the first period to help Washington take a 4-0 lead into the break, then added another in the second to make the score 5-1. The Capitals won the game 6-1 and ...

His 76 goals is more than 20 goals higher than the second-best rookie scoring season. Alex Ovechkin scored a ridiculous 52 goals in his rookie season, but he isn’t even close to Selanne’s record.

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL's best goal scorer in history and it's safe to say that he was over the moon after breaking the record. On Sunday, Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal , passing Wayne ...

Ovechkin is the league’s best goal scorer. That was already true before goal No. 895, considering the era he played through, but now it’s official.

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular-season goals was widely thought to be untouchable. Now, the Washington Capitals star has just a handful to go to claim the record as his own.

The Great One is about to become the Second-Best One. Well, in the record books at least. Because with nine more goals, Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s total of 894, a mark once ...

The 28-year-old has been a goal-filling monster in Boston throughout his career, and his 0.515 goals per game rate for his career is among some of the best of all time and better than both Connor ...

Alex Ovechkin moved past him with a goal Sunday against the New York Islanders. Wayne Gretzky's 894 goals had been considered unbreakable. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽ ...

Alex Ovechkin has officially broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for career goals scored in the NHL with his 895th coming against the New York Islanders on April 6. By topping a record once thought to ...

Alex Ovechkin is the best goal scorer the NHL has ever seen. The long-time Washington Capital has been chasing the NHL's career goals record — held by Wayne Gretzky since 1999 — for some time.

Ovechkin scored three goals in the first period to help Washington take a 4-0 lead into the break, then added another in the second to make the score 5-1. The Capitals won the game 6-1 and ...