Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward ...

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

For the first time in his career, there is no one between Ovechkin and Gretzky on the all-time list. He passed Gordie Howe ...

With Ovi set to break Gretzky's career goals record, many comparisons have been drawn between them. But only one man can say ...

Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and scored goals in five of his first nine games back. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, ...

Here is a look at the life of Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky, who is the all-time leading scorer in National Hockey League (NHL) history, with 2,857 career points (894 career goals and 1,963 ...

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league ...

Connor McDavid shot the puck from a tough angle, lifting it over Minnesota goalie Filip Gustavsson without much room.

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin has scored 872 goals in 1,451 games. He is just 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's tally of 894 goals in 1,487 games.

The Washington Capitals are fiddling with the lineup to try and help Alex Ovechkin break an all-time great scoring record.

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has now moved within 23 goals of catching Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history.