The Edmonton Oilers allowed Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin an opportunity to try on some of Wayne Gretzky’s ...

EDMONTON -- Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist for the Washington Capitals, who pushed their win streak to five games ...

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passing Jari Kurri for second all-time in points in Edmonton history. McDavid, the three-time Hart trophy winner for league ...

The following year, former Oilers teammate, Wayne Gretzky joined the Rangers ... He and his Oiler teammates, Gretzky and Jari Kurri, were three of only 20 players to top 600 goals.

We may witness hockey history this season with Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin coming close to surpassing Wayne Gretzky with the most goals in NHL history. The Russian winger is 21 goals ...

At 39, Ovechkin is now at 874 NHL goals in 1,455 games. He needs 20 more to match Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894, and 21 to set a new standard. Not even the most serious injury of ...

Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 875 to move within 20 of completing The Gr8 Chase and breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Alex Ovechkin got one step closer to Wayne Gretzky and made more NHL history on Thursday night. Washington’s legendary No. 8 scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the ...