It was the moment Alexander Ovechkin’s fans had been waiting for. When Ovechkin’s puck hit the net on Sunday, it made him the top goal scorer in NHL history. Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s ...

and Martin Fehérváry (22). Although Ovechkin isn't part of the Capitals' historic group of defensemen who attained that impressive feat, he still turned heads with the goal he scored ...

Alexander Ovechkin has become the greatest goal scorer in National Hockey League (NHL) history — an extraordinary accomplishment that cements his legacy as one of hockey’s most influential ...

Alexander Ovechkin has supplanted Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goal scorer. Let that sink in for a moment, because even a few years ago, did it seem possible that anyone, from any era ...

I guess it takes a lot to impress the Great One.” Wayne Gretzky looks up at the video board after Alexander Ovechkin's sliding goal in 2006. About that time, Ovechkin skated by, and Pang saw ...

Alexander Ovechkin is well on his way to becoming the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, capturing the record that Wayne Gretzky has held for so long. Longevity is so essential in smashing an ...

MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday lauded Russian ice hockey star Alexander Ovechkin for surpassing all the sport's other legends in a dazzling career that the Kremlin ...

Sept. 17, 1985: Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin is born into a highly successful sporting family. His mother Tatyana Ovechkina, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and his father, Mikhail Ovechkin ...