Alex Ovechkin is officially the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. The Washington Capitals' captain scored career goal No.

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 ... began the season 41 goals behind Gretzky's 894. But, perhaps, numbers fall short of conveying how dominant the two players' careers have been.

The two were close friends during Gretzky's stay in Edmonton and their friendship took a jolt because of their differing personal beliefs. Wayne Gretzky had stated in public that he would have ...

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin did something that everyone thought was impossible—overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the league's all-time leading goal scorer. On April 6, 2025, at the UBS Arena in New York ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career goal Friday evening in the Washington Capitals' 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. His next goal will ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky's career ... 1,487 games over 20 seasons. Gretzky now holds 54 NHL records. Two seem truly untouchable ...

Alex Ovechkin and his traveling party are in New York on Sunday as he tries to make history and break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record. Alex Ovechkin wants to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time ...

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Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record with his ... who scored the only goal for Nashville in the 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Bridgestone Arena. "No one thought that ...