Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers studies the game from his team’s bench during a 1980s game. Gretzky's list of achievements is as long as the sticks, first wooden, then composite ...

As Alex Ovechkin chases down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record ... Ovechkin and the Capitals are visiting Edmonton for the first game of a lengthy Canadian road swing, and with No ...

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The ...

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" ...

Alex Ovechkin is now 25 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record of 894 goals. In his first game back following a five-week stint on injured reserve, Ovechkin notched an empty-net ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Boston’s Bill Cowley becomes the NHL all-time scoring leader when he scores a goal and an assist for the Bruins in a 10-1 win over the New York Rangers. Cowley’s 529 points is one more than Syd Howe, ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky ... missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto in the Capitals' first game ...

He got some very clear instructions when he joined the Oilers! The post Kurri’s hilarious advice to Esa Tikkanen on how to ...

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is about to make history as he inches closer to beating Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 ...

1982 — Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, breaking NHL record. 1985 — Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux becomes the first rookie to be named most valuable player at the NHL All-Star game.

FILE - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) shoots the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the ... record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 goals ...