St. Louis Blues head coach Jim Montgomery praised the impact of Wayne Gretzky in making the league more defensive and Alex Ovechkin's skill in keeping up with it to get
The Washington Capitals are considering a trade for New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson as they near the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, despite his dip in performance
Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals' game against New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 goals and needs 10 to tie and 11 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by “The Great One” that had long seemed unapproachable.
Washington Capitals superstar and captain Alexander Ovechkin announced a classy move as he pursues Wayne Gretzky's goal record.
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While in the Hall of Fame’s famed Stick Storage Centre, which holds more than 4,000 sticks, the oldest dating to 1875, Ovechkin was fascinated with an old, wooden one with a long flat blade. It belonged to Maurice Richard, who held the NHL goal record with 544 before Howe passed him on Nov. 10, 1963.
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Alexander Ovechkin is 11 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. Partnering with the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer initiative and The V Foundation, Ovechkin's campaign will donate money to pediatric cancer research matching his career goal total,
It won't be long now. Alexander Ovechkin notched the 885th goal of his career on Wednesday, leaving him 10 away from breaking Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's all-time record (894).
Anastasia Shubskaya, wife of Alexander Ovechkin, is more than a hockey wife. Growing up in Russia, she pursued modeling, acting, and film production.