Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every chance to succeed at hockey and along the way showed he didn’t need special treatment.

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Ovechkin has 889 goals and needs five to tie and six to break the record. Recommended Videos Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by “The Great One” that ...

Alex Ovechkin moved five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, scoring the 890th goal of his career in the Washington Capitals 8-5 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of becoming the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer continues and a just-signed college star could join the lineup as the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals begin a road back-to-back when they visit the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. Can he break it this season?

Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, 39, is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record after scoring the 890th of his career during the third period of the Capitals' home game Sunday, an 8-5 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena.

We look at the betting odds that Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals will break Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal scoring record during the 2024-25 NHL season