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 ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne ...

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Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record for Peter ...

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Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin speaks with Kyle Bukauskas about his recovery process over the past few weeks and what his mindset is as he continues to chase Wayne Gretzky's all-time ...

One of the primary story lines of this NHL season has been Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record. Over the first month of the season ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin returned to action Saturday night from a broken leg, resuming his run at Wayne Gretzky's goal record and trying to aid his team's run toward the top record ...

Ovechkin has 177 multi-goal games, second to Gretzky (189). Ovechkin, earlier this season, became the 60th player to record 700 career assists and is now at 707. He joined Gretzky, Gordie Howe ...

Get ready for the great race re-start between the Great Eight and the Great One. Alex Ovechkin is not really going head-to-head with the retired Wayne Gretzky, but trying to stay ahead of Father ...

We’ve made it through Christmas, and the Edmonton Oilers are back on the ice Saturday in Los Angeles. This gives me a perfect ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL ...