Alex Ovechkin is closing in on the all-time NHL goal-scoring record held by the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Stats and what to ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky's career NHL regular-season record of 894 goals, one that has stood for more than a quarter-century.

It’s going to cost you if you want to see Alex Ovechkin have a chance to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal-scoring mark ...

The Washington Capitals superstar passed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer on Sunday when he scored ...

1999 — Wayne Gretzky ends his NHL career at Madison Square Garden with an assist, setting up a second-period goal as his New York Rangers fall to Pittsburgh 2-1 in overtime. Before the game, NHL ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin cemented his place in NHL history, surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s legendary scoring ...

BRANTFORD, Ontario (AP) — John Davidson has difficulty remembering the last time Wayne Gretzky visited his childhood ... ending his career with the New York Rangers in 1999, befitting his No. 99, ...

Wayne Gretzky is widely considered to be the ... up his incredible career with three seasons as a member of the Rangers. Gretzky's dominance wasn't merely era-defining. In an NHL that was ...

After failing to convert on multiple chances late in the game for his record-breaking 895th goal, Ovechkin will next have the ...

In New York on Sunday, Wayne Gretzky, the Great One ... He was playing for the New York Rangers when I got to watch him. Even then, in his twilight, Gretzky sparkled unlike any other.

(AP Photo/Eric Draper, File) New York Rangers’ Wayne Gretzky (99) celebrates scoring a goal in the third period during an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Friday, Nov. 7, 1997. (AP ...

What made Gretzky dangerous? “Wayne, he could see three plays ahead ... finally broke through in the third period to give the Rangers a 2-2 tie in Dallas on Nov. 7, 1997. Ovechkin had two ...