Backlund's tally at 1:04 of the third period tied the game at 3-3. The center has three goals and two assists during his four-game point streak. For the season, he's at 14 goals, 30 points, 172 shots ...

Rookie forward Conor Geekie entered the center-ice circle to a warm reception of stick taps from his teammates, who welcomed ...

“You have to acknowledge what Ovi has done for hockey. When Wayne retired (in 1999) no one thought any of his records would fall. Ovi deserves a lot of credit.” Gretzky said he was glad the momentous ...

said the goal reflects hockey’s growing diversity. “Hockey is hockey on the ice,” the 20-year-old said. “You don't play because you're a certain color, certain ethnicity. I just think ...

Alex Ovechkin scoring his 895th career goal to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record reverberated quickly around hockey, sports and the rest of the world. Here are some of the reactions ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring his 895th career goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against New York ... a play that wound up with him ...

For NHL playoff goals, which do not count toward the record, Gretzky has the most (122). Ovechkin has 72. Gretzky also had another 56 in the World Hockey Association regular season and playoffs ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring his 895th career goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game ... with him lighting the lamp but more often led ...

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - History was made Sunday afternoon in Long Island, as Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin officially passed Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in National Hockey League history.

“Obviously impressive that he hasn’t missed a lot of hockey games, which is incredible,” said Nicklas Backstrom, who assisted on nearly 300 of Ovechkin's goals. “If you ask players around ...