Ovechkin attended a strict public school, and his family lived in a high-rise building that was surrounded by a crumbling neighborhood, according to Biography. MORE ALEX OVECHKIN NEWS Ovechkin ...

After breaking the legendary Wayne Gretzky’s longstanding record for most career goals, few would blame Washington Capitals ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL goals record this season, he’s given himself some breathing room over the Great One.

Much has changed over the course of Alex Ovechkin's career, including the record books. The Washington Capitals star is expected to rewrite those very soon when he scores his 895th career goal to ...

Alex Ovechkin tied the NHL record for most career goals, putting him side-by-side with The Great One, Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals star scored the history-tying goal — the 894th of his career ...

Case in point: Even if you pay very little attention to the National Hockey League, you’re likely going to hear a lot in the next few days about Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin ...

With the 895th goal of his career, Alex Ovechkin has passed Wayne Gretzky in all-time goals. Ovechkin beat many goalies in many different ways with an unlimited bag of tricks, but his greatest ...

Amazingly, Ovechkin set the record in his 1,487 th career game: the same number that Gretzky played during his NHL tenure before retiring in 1999. Russian professional ice hockey player Alex ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin skated over to his son Sergei at the glass. He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the arena.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight ...

Over two decades with the Capitals, Alex Ovechkin has cemented himself ... surrounded by a crumbling neighborhood, according to Biography. Ovechkin began to establish himself as a generational ...