He remembered the words his father told him all those years ago.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has officially made history. With a goal against the New York Islanders, Ovechkin now has 895 in his career, surpassing Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time ...

Alex Ovechkin scored in the second period against the Islanders Sunday, touching off a celebration after he broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL scoring record.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice that has defined his remarkable career. When the puck hit the net, it made him the top goal scorer in NHL ...

Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record (895), following his second goal in the team’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

He scored 50 at age 36, 42 a year later ... and the old adage that didn’t realistically apply then to Wayne Gretzky — that records are made to be broken — suddenly does because Alexander ...

His new record for most goals scored in the National Hockey League is, adjusted for competition, much more impressive than the Wayne ... Gretzky was on average three standard deviations better ...

Wayne Gretzky's 894 goals had been considered unbreakable. Alex Ovechkin moved past him with a goal Sunday against the New York Islanders.

All eyes were on Alex Ovechkin as he broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL regular-season goals record, scoring his 895th against the New ...

Wayne Gretzky congratulated Alex Ovechkin during ... When I broke the record, my two kids were both the age of his boys, so it’s kind of reminiscent for me and I’m so happy that two of my ...

Wayne Gretzky scored his 894th NHL goal on March 29, 1999. He did it at the age of 38 years and 2 months by scoring the goal on a power play during a game between the New York Rangers and New York ...

On Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the Washington Capitals star broke Wayne Gretzky’s record to become ... Considering age and career shorties, Carolina’s Sebastian Aho is probably the ...