Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin set the NHL record for career goals when he scored No. 895 Sunday afternoon against the New York Islanders to pass Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and ... the puck in the net. But Gretzky's dominance through the high-scoring 1980s and into the '90s ...

One of the great records in NHL history seems set to fall, with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin closing in on the goal-scoring record set by Wayne Gretzky during an incredible ... With the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roustan calls Gretzky a friend, and he is astounded that some would think he would ever be a traitor to his Canadian roots. “To drop Wayne Gretzky’s name into the middle of this,” says ...

One of the great records in NHL history seems set to fall, with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin closing in on the goal-scoring record set by Wayne Gretzky ... flying high atop the Eastern ...