The Edmonton Oilers hosted the San Jose Sharks on Friday at Rogers Place, looking to snap a two-game skid. They came into the night trailing the Los Angeles Kings by four points in the Pacific ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin became the top goal scorer in the history of the National Hockey League on Sunday afternoon.

How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts ... Projected points: 89.5 Points pace: 114.8 While Alex Ovechkin's chase of Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record has received the lion's ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal to move within four of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record, helping the Washington Capitals defeat the host Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal, moving him four away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record ...

The San Jose Sharks are rock-bottom of the NHL ... and even Sidney Crosby breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record of seasons with a point-per-game average was not enough to energize the fans.

The last goalie Wayne Gretzky ... had faced Gretzky four previous times, all in relief, and escaped without allowing a goal. The first appearance came with the San Jose Sharks against the Kings ...

Wayne Gretzky has held this date in his heart ... with the Ottawa Senators 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. He started his NHL career going 14-0-1 record with a 1.67 goals-against average and ...

And while Alex Ovechkin keeps chasing down Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record, Washington is actually one of the more complete teams in the field, officially clinching a playoff berth Thursday. Tampa ...

As Alex Ovechkin creeps closer to Wayne ... career goal against the San Jose Sharks last weekend, Ovechkin just needs eight more in the final 14 games to pass Gretzky this season.

Alex Ovechkin, the iconic forward of the Washington Capitals, is now just eight goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record ... 887th career goal in the final game against the San ...

Alex Ovechkin shook off a rough start to this three-game California swing by scoring his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s ...