Alex Ovechkin ended the season with 897 goals after scoring in the Washington Capitals’ regular-season finale Thursday night.

With the Washington Capitals record goalscorer Alex Ovechkin's name underlined in the history books, they are among the ...

Alex Ovechkin has a new chase to focus on in trading his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record for a second Stanley Cup ...

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL all-time goals leader, passing Wayne Gretzky with his 895th goal on April 6. To celebrate the ...

Thursday's seven-game finale pushed total attendance for the full, 1,312-game regular season to 23,014,458, surpassing the 23 ...

The monumental goal was assisted by John Carlson and ... putting him three away from tying Wayne Gretzky's record. Ovechkin's chase to pass Gretzky can now be counted down on one hand.

If he doesn't reach Gretzky's goal record this season, he has one more season left on his contract. Here's where Ovechkin stands in his chase of Gretzky's goal record (stats through March 27 ...

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Alex Ovechkin joins "The Pat McAfee Show" to discuss his achievement of surpassing Wayne Gretzky as the all-time goals leader ...

Alex Ovechkin has the goalscoring record, but can the Capitals also help him win a second Stanley Cup when the playoffs begin ...

NHL all-time leading goal-scorer Alexander Ovechkin on Monday made an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Here's where Ovechkin stands in his chase of Gretzky's goal record (stats through March 27): Ovechkin has 36 goals and 24 assists in 56 games.