Back in 1988, after Wayne Gretzky's trade to the Los Angeles Kings from the Edmonton Oilers, there was a lot of criticism directed at Oilers owner Peter Pocklington for going through with it.

The moment the whole NHL season has been leading up to finally happened on Sunday afternoon, when Alex Ovechkin scored his ...

Through its cracked glass, I saw a front-page picture of Wayne Gretzky, weeping. He’d been traded from the Edmonton Oilers to ...

Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals were on a road trip through California. Before flying from Los Angeles to San Jose, ...

Wayne Gretzky has broken his silence to state publicly that he is “proud…to be Canadian.” During a recent appearance on Corus ...

Wayne Gretzky retired from the NHL in 1999 statistically ... Mario Lemieux and Gordie Howe both finishing with six. Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid is already halfway there with five.

With that assist, McDavid was involved in a game-opening goal for the 165th time in his NHL career, passing the legendary Wayne Gretzky (164) for the most in Oilers history. This isn’t the first ...

Even after Ovechkin broke Gretzky's all-time goals record, some of "The Great Ones" records will never be topped ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky's career NHL regular-season record of 894 goals, one that has ...

Alex Ovechkin with his 895th career goal has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL record that most thought was untouchable ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.