On Friday, Alex Ovechkin made history ... retired and Gordie Howe retired and [Mario] Lemieux retired and Bobby Orr retired, we thought, ‘OK, what’s going to happen to our game now?’ ...

Alex Ovechkin is the greatest goal ... He assisted on more Ovechkin goals than anybody.” Clement, who ranks Bobby Clarke, Bryan Trottier and Anze Kopitar as the best-ever two-way centers ...

Alex Ovechkin on Friday scored two goals in his ... From (Jean) Beliveau to (Gordie) Howe, (Bobby) Orr, (Mario) Lemeiux, (Mark) Messier — you pass it down,” Gretzky said.

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals ... Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr might also suggest that they earned that title. We're not saying that Alex is the greatest player of all time, but ...

Sunday marked a monumental day in the history of professional hockey, as Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin became ... 139 points by a defenseman - Bobby Orr (1970-71) The greatest season ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne ... and naming legends Jean Béliveau, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux and Mark Messier as “passing it down.” ...

and Bobby Orr retired, we thought, ‘OK, what’s going to happen to our game now?’ Then along came Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, and now we’ve got (Connor) McDavid, (Nathan) MacKinnon ...

in league history compared to Ovechkin in eighth place and Hull in ninth. Simply put, if you're in discussions alongside Gretzky or Bobby Orr when it comes to the league's all-time greatest ...

“From [Jean] Beliveau, to Howe, [Bobby] Orr, [Mario] Lemieux ... he hopes Ovechkin is there to pass along the tradition. “I hope… if somebody breaks Alex’s record, I hope Alex is there ...

With his record-breaking 895th tally, Alex Ovechkin stands alone atop the ... Wayne Gretzky (twice by Mario Lemieux and once by Bobby Orr). Active leader: Justin Verlander (26) Unless there ...