Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record Friday night with two scores against the Chicago Blackhawks. "The Great One" was in the building, with ...

Shortly after Wayne Gretzky became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer in 1994, his father mentioned how someone, someday, would break his record. "I looked at my dad,” Gretzky recently ...

Alexander Ovechkin has supplanted Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goal scorer. Let that sink in for a moment, because even a few years ago, did it seem possible that anyone, from any era ...

On Sunday afternoon, in a nationally broadcast game against the New York Islanders, the Washington Capitals legend scored the 895th goal of his career to officially break Wayne Gretzky's all-time ...

One of the great records in NHL history seems set to fall, with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin closing in on the goal-scoring record set by Wayne Gretzky during an incredible 20-year career.

“The Great One” was The Gracious One. Wayne Gretzky congratulated Alex Ovechkin during an in-game on-ice ceremony Sunday after the Washington Capitals star broke his longstanding record with ...

Gretzky was held scoreless by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he did earn an assist, the 2,857th point of his amazing career. A postgame ceremony brought out more NHL legends to honor No. 99, whose ...

Through its cracked glass, I saw a front-page picture of Wayne Gretzky, weeping. He’d been traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. I followed my idol’s lead and burst into tears.

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. WASHINGTON — Wayne Gretzky first played against the Washington Capitals during his ...

Alex Ovechkin officially stands alone as the NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer, passing Wayne Gretzky with his 895th career goal Sunday against the New York Islanders. The giant moment was a ...

Wayne Gretzky was on hand as Alex Ovechkin broke his all-time record by scoring his 895th career goal on Sunday. That was not the only pledge Gretzky followed through on, either. Ovechkin scored ...