After Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal to pass Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leader, the game between the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders came to a halt for a ceremony ...

Gretzky was held scoreless by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he did earn an assist, the 2,857th point of his amazing career. A ...

In Wayne Gretzky's hometown of Brantford, Ontario, and across Canada, the Great One's loyalty and legacy are being questioned ...

Alex Ovechkin, at 39, continues his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's records, now setting his sights on Gretzky's NHL career ...

Through its cracked glass, I saw a front-page picture of Wayne Gretzky, weeping. He’d been traded from the Edmonton Oilers to ...

The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the ...

Alex Ovechkin has surpassed Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL career goal mark, sparking a significant debate in hockey. However, ...

Five charts how Capitals Alex Ovechkin equaled Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

1985 — For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists). 1989 — Mario Lemieux ties NHL playoff records with four first-period goals, five overall and eight points as the ...

Even after Ovechkin broke Gretzky's all-time goals record, some of "The Great Ones" records will never be topped ...

You see, Ovechkin scored goal No. 895 in his 1,487th career NHL game, the exact same amount of games it took for Gretzky to score his final NHL goal — No. 894 — back in 1999. Not only that ...

One of the great records in NHL history seems set to fall, with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin closing in on the goal-scoring record set by Wayne Gretzky during an incredible 20-year career.