Compare those numbers to the 2023-24 season, when 33 NHL goaltenders recorded a sub-3.00 goals-against-average. Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck ended up winning the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goalie with a 2.04 goals-against-average.

Hockey fans, athletes and celebrities reacted Sunday as Ovechkin made NHL history, hitting the 895-goal mark and surpassing Gretzky on the league's all-time scoring list.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin for breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for most career goals.

After Alex Ovechkin completed his chase of Wayne Gretzky and the NHL goal record by scoring his 895th against the New York Islanders on Sunday, their statistical lines as goal-scorers are almost identical.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Washington Capitals’ captain and super sniper, Alexander Ovechkin, broke Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record this weekend when he beat countryman Ilya Sorokin on a power play.

The Washington Capitals clinched the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday. Washington (49-19-9), which was idle, won the division following the Carolina Hurricanes’ 3-0 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. It's the Capitals’ first division title since they won the Metropolitan for the last of five consecutive seasons in 2019-20.

In honor of Alexander Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record with his 895th tally Sunday afternoon, Topps NOW has released a 10-sticker set for the Washington Capitals left winger. The checklist tracks Ovechkin’s journey from his first career goal in 2005 to the record-breaker,

Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey player has points. “If he didn’t score a goal, he’d still be leading everybody in points,” Knuble said. “That’s crazy.” Now,

A brand new free upgradeable Alex Ovechkin card is available for all players in NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team to celebrate Ovechkin passing Wayne Gretzky for most goals scored all-time.