The Washington Capitals player scored his 895th NHL career goal, prompting praise from Russian media and politicians.

(AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Ovechkin, a longtime Putin admirer, was swift to direct praise to Russia after breaking the NHL record over the weekend. “Russia, we did it!” he said. Ovechkin started a ...

On Tuesday, Ovechkin decided to break his years-long silence and, after scoring his 895th career NHL goal against Ilya ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all time ...

In doing so, he quietly moved into third place in NHL hits with 3,739 according to NHL stats, trailing only Cal Clutterbuck ...

He had tied the record last week at home by scoring two goals. The NHL had presented Ovechkin with a commissioned painting on Sunday during an on-ice ceremony after he broke the record.

(John McDonnell/For The Washington Post) Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin spent this season chasing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. See his NHL career highlights here. No matter how ...

Alex Ovechkin isn't the only one who put in hours of hard work and preparation on the way to NHL career goal 895. The Washington Capitals shared the cutest outtakes of Ovechkin's sons, Sergei and ...

Alex Ovechkin has maintained his track record of being a dangerous goal scorer throughout his career, and he will go down as one of the top offensive players in NHL history. Ovechkin finally ...

A record that once looked untouchable now belongs to Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals captain became the greatest goal scorer in NHL history when he found the net in the second period ...

Wilson was speaking about the exploits of Ovechkin, whose two-decade chase of the NHL career record for goals had come to an end 2 hours and 21 minutes earlier. He scored No. 895 as he’d scored ...

Ovechkin celebrated his record-breaking goal on home ice this time when the Washington Capitals honored him during a ceremony prior to playing the Carolina Hurricanes at Capital One Arena on Thursday.