Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record Friday night with two scores against the Chicago Blackhawks. "The Great One" was in the building, with ...

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

When the puck hit the net, it made him the top goal scorer in NHL history, breaking Kings great Wayne Gretzky’s record. Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on Sunday in the Washington Capitals ...

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s longstanding record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career on Sunday. The Washington Capitals’ captain did so against the New ...

On Sunday afternoon, in a nationally broadcast game against the New York Islanders, the Washington Capitals legend scored the 895th goal of his career to officially break Wayne Gretzky's all-time ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history Sunday ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, left, with Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, right, during a press ...

WASHINGTON — A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, the "Great One" had his own chase. Gretzky was in hot pursuit of Gordie ...

Through its cracked glass, I saw a front-page picture of Wayne Gretzky, weeping. He’d been traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. I followed my idol’s lead and burst into tears.

Wayne Gretzky was on hand as Alex Ovechkin broke his all-time record by scoring his 895th career goal on Sunday. That was not the only pledge Gretzky followed through on, either. Ovechkin scored ...

Alex Ovechkin officially stands alone as the NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer, passing Wayne Gretzky with his 895th career goal Sunday against the New York Islanders. The giant moment was a ...

"They say records were made to be broken, but I'm not sure who's gonna get more goals than that," said Wayne Gretzky from the ice at the UBS Arena after Alex Ovechkin surpassed his longstanding ...