The Edmonton Oilers legend left a huge imprint on the game of hockey over his long career. Mark Messier spoke to The Hockey ...

Wayne Gretzky's preseason pick was a rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the ... with a fully healthy lineup for the first time since the 4 Nations Face-Off ...

Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, left, with Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, right, during a press conference after an NHL hockey game in which Ovechkin tied Gretzky's NHL career goals record of ...

1985 — For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists). 1989 — Mario Lemieux ties NHL playoff records with four first-period goals, five overall and eight points as the ...

it’s great for the sport.” One way Ovechkin refused to get No. 895 was into an empty net. He told coach Spencer Carbery and others he wanted no part of passing Gretzky like that. "He wants to ...

Gretzky shook Ovechkin’s hand, embraced him and congratulated the “Great 8” and his family for the accomplishment ... Returning to Russia to play in front of family and friends is ...

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record with his ... He's lived up to the billing." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Ovechkin was drafted by the Capitals ...

On Saturday, April 19, the first games of the NHL playoffs began with the St. Louis Blues facing off against the Winnipeg Jets and the Colorado Avalanche taking on the Dallas Stars.

In the nine playoff series that Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Morgan Rielly have played in Toronto, ...

Wayne Rooney’s tenure as D.C. United head ... I think it’s the right time obviously for the players to know first, more importantly, and then yourselves [the media]. But as I said, I wish ...

Advancing beyond the first round has long been a sore spot for the Toronto Maple Leafs ... isn’t necessarily about how well the Leafs are playing, but about Anthony Stolarz’s beef with ...