ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th goal to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history in the Washington Capitals’ 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Sunday.

Marc Gatcomb had two goals and Ilya Sorokin stopped 28 shots in the Islanders' 4-1 win over the Capitals on Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin amassed this career ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will try to score his record-breaking 895th goal Sunday at the Islanders. Follow along with live updates.

Sorokin will be on the highlight reels forever now as the goalie who gave up the record-setter to his friend and fellow ...

It was the Stanley Cup Final we never got to be very much needed. From 2009 through 2017, only three teams won the Cup: the ...

In this edition of 20 Fantasy Thoughts, Alex Ovechkin has been a man on a mission to set the all-time goal scoring mark and showing that age is just a number.

The Capitals organization and the NHL will be taking extra security measures to ensure that Alex Ovechkin's game-worn ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. Washington Capitals ...

Lindgren will defend the road net against the Islanders on Sunday, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, the 893rd and 894th of his career, to tie Wayne Gretzky 's record for the most ...

The Washington Capitals are officially in the playoffs, but the final stretch of their season took a hit with the loss of ...