Gretzky was held scoreless by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he did earn an assist, the 2,857th point of his amazing career. A postgame ceremony brought out more NHL legends to honor No. 99, whose ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and ...

TORONTO (AP) — Retired NHL great Wayne Gretzky downplayed his influence on Donald Trump in his first public comments since ...

For years, the adage ‘records are meant to be broken’ didn’t apply to Wayne Gretzky’s. Now it does, thanks to Alex Ovechkin.

Two goals would tie the old record of 894, set back in 1999 by the great Wayne Gretzky. A third would break it. For now, ...

Wayne Gretzky is no longer the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer. The legendary hockey star was officially passed on the all ...

Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 goals was once considered unbreakable. Then Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin broke it ...

After Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal to pass Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time leader, the game between the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders came to a halt for a ceremony ...

Through its cracked glass, I saw a front-page picture of Wayne Gretzky, weeping. He’d been traded from the Edmonton Oilers to ...

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You see, Ovechkin scored goal No. 895 in his 1,487th career NHL game, the exact same amount of games it took for Gretzky to score his final NHL goal — No. 894 — back in 1999. Not only that ...

Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky provided his thoughts on Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tying his all-time goals record.