Wayne Gretzky, born in 1961, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach, celebrated as the greatest in NHL ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

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

Alex Ovechkin moves 21 goals away from Wayne Gretzky's record with an empty-net goal to seal the Capitals' win. The Capitals wound up scoring seven on the reeling Rangers, and Ovechkin's 19th of ...

Alex Ovechkin has 26 goals this season and 879 career goals. The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking ...

With 10 goals since his return to action on Dec. 28 and his recent streak, it's possible we could witness Alex Ovechkin make ...

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One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record. The Great One's mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin enters the 4 Nations Face-Off break with a chance to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, who scored 15 times in ...

The 39-year-old Washington Capitals star is now just 17 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. With 29 games left, there’s a legitimate chance that Ovechkin overhauls the Great One’s ...