Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal Tuesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. He needs four goals in the team's final eight regular-season games to ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance Friday night in Washington with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great’s NHL record. The ...

Wayne Gretzky will be part of a traveling caravan that will attend every Washington Capitals game until Ovechkin breaks the record, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic. Gretzky will be ...

The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals have six games left in the regular season.

"Wayne, you've got some company now," Monumental Sports Network's Al Koken said. ""That's OK," Gretzky said. "That's what my dad told Gordie Howe way back when, right? This is what the game's all ...

Alex Ovechkin is inching closer and closer to some of Wayne Gretzky's long ... is that Ovi did it in one fewer game, needing just 1,486 games to do so. Gretzky hit 894 goals over 1,487 games.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th goal Sunday. Highlights from the history-making game ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring ... Gretzky said it was important to “the integrity of the game” to make sure he was there in case Ovechkin broke his mark ...

WASHINGTON — Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring ... Gretzky said it was important to “the integrity of the game” to make sure he was there in case Ovechkin broke his mark, just ...

Alex Ovechkin is inching closer and closer to some of Wayne Gretzky's long ... Ovechkin stands chasing Gretzky's records heading into the matchup. Sunday's game against the Rangers will mark ...