The moment Alex Ovechkin erased Wayne Gretzky’s name from the top of the NHL’s career goals list, Gretzky celebrated. “I was really happy for him. I felt like I scored the goal,” Gretzky ...

Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist for the Buffalo ... Alex Ovechkin moved within five goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal-scoring record with a goal and had two assists for the Capitals ...

This is the story of how Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals. NHL commisioner Gary Bettman unveils a painting to honor Alex Ovechkin's accomplishment. "Greatness is ...

Ovechkin netted his 325th career power play goal to break the record, and he went sliding across the ice in celebration. During the on-ice ceremony that followed, Gretzky came down from his seat in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, the “Great One” had his own chase. Gretzky was in hot pursuit of ...

Alex Ovechkin has surpassed Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL career goal mark, sparking a significant debate in hockey. However, the two players' overall statistical profiles reveal a more complex story.

Wayne Gretzky honored two of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history Sunday afternoon. Yes, Gretzky was on hand as Alex Ovechkin broke his goal-scoring record of 894. But Gretzky also honored Mr.

Gretzky passed Hall of Famer Gordie Howe in 1994, and he held the record for 31 years and 14 days before Ovechkin toppled it on Sunday. The climb for Ovechkin was a long and steady one as the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin took another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring his 892nd career goal in the Washington Capitals’ 5-1 loss at the Carolina ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL goals record this season, he’s given himself some breathing room over the Great One.