Brett Hull's 86 goals scored in 1990-91 is still the third-highest total in NHL history, surpassed only by Wayne Gretzky's ... of the Montreal Canadiens, Jean Beliveau skated with Montreal for ...

Paulina Mary Jean Gretzky was born on December 19, 1988, into a family made up of sports and entertainment: her father, Wayne Gretzky, and mother, Janet Jones, who has starred in a movie or two.

Part of what makes Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record so compelling is that the two players are polar opposites in some ways yet stunningly similar in others.

Marc-Andre Fleury reflects on the goals he conceded to Alexander Ovechkin and lauds Ovechkin's chance to break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record. Ovechkin, with 889 career goals, is just six goals ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 5 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

This story will be updated after the game. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Washington captain ...

Wayne Gretzky is considered the greatest hockey player of all time. Some of his records are considered untouchable, and we long thought that his goals record would stand the test of time.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 890 goals and needs four to tie and five to break the record.

While Alex Ovechkin is in pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record, Sidney Crosby passed another one of Gretzky's records on Thursday night. Crosby tallied a goal against the Buffalo ...

It was career goal No. 890 for Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals star is now only five goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s 894 for the most in NHL history. The Capitals trailed by three ...

As Wayne Gretzky’s time away from the game continues to grow, the Great One’s lengthy list of NHL records are being surpassed. Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby erased one on ...

The Penguins captain surpassed the mark first set by Gretzky, who finished all but his 20th and final NHL season in 1998-99 averaging a point a game. “He’s a tremendous, special player and ...