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

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

At 39, Ovechkin continues to show he still has it; he is up to 42 goals and 69 points this season. The 2004 No. 1 overall ...

(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 ...

Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scored his 895th career goal this weekend. That put the 39-year-old superstar ...

Alex Ovechkin has broken former Kings star Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history Sunday ...

A record which has stood the test of time in the National Hockey League has been matched in a moment that will be remembered by fans of the sport forever. Alex Ovechkin, the 39-year-old Washington ...

The New York Post ... Ovechkin scored the 890th goal of his career against the Sabres on Sunday, meaning he is five goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record of 894, and the ...

And it’s a record Gretzky is happy to share — at least for a day, anyway. “I can live with that for 24 more hours,” Gretzky said with a smile post-game as he sat alongside Ovechkin before ...