Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has ...

Comparing Connor McDavid and Wayne Gretzky is one of the biggest debates in hockey. McDavid keeps putting up great numbers in ...

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 said on the ...

As Alex Ovechkin inches closer to one of hockey’s most unbreakable records, the comparisons to Wayne Gretzky grow louder and more frequent. With just two goals separating Ovechkin from tying Gretzky’s ...

WASHINGTON — 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 Gordie Howe's ...

Sunday marked a monumental day in the history of professional hockey, as Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leader in goals scored, surpassing Wayne Gretzky when he ...

Alex Ovechkin is officially the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. The Washington Capitals' captain scored career goal No. 895 on April 6 to pass Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, who held the ...

“The Great One” was The Gracious One. Wayne Gretzky congratulated Alex Ovechkin during an in-game on-ice ceremony Sunday after the Washington Capitals star broke his longstanding record with the 895th ...

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