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

It was an emotional day, April 18, 1999, when hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, "The Great One," retired a Ranger, with his final game at Madison Square Garden. Gretzky was held scoreless by the ...

Tommy Burns knocks out Jewey Smith in the fifth round in Paris to retain the world heavyweight title. 1942 — Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red ...

Over the last few months, hockey legend and Canadian Wayne Gretzky has been seen plenty of times with and around American president Donald Trump.

Wayne Gretzky will be part of a traveling caravan ... After scoring 31 goals in 79 games last year, Ovechkin already has 38 goals in just 58 games this season. Alex Ovechkin and his traveling ...

1986 — Washington ends the game on a 18-0 run in the last 3 minutes ... Manning first pick by Indianapolis Colts. 1999 — Wayne Gretzky ends his NHL career at Madison Square Garden with ...

WASHINGTON -- Wayne Gretzky was in the building to witness history Friday, watching from a suite at Capital One Arena as Alex ...

SPECIAL HONORS FOR BUTLER COUNTY NATIVE MARK FOGLE AT LAST NIGHT’S PENGUINS GAME ... of breaking an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky for point-per-game consistency.“ ...

Alex Ovechkin is inching closer and closer to some of Wayne Gretzky's ... used number is the 1,487 games. I just checked. Gretzky didn’t score in his last 8 games so he got 894 in his ...

On Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the Washington Capitals star broke Wayne Gretzky’s record to ... McDavid just posted 42 points in last year’s run to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin's next chance to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record comes Sunday in a matinee at the ...