Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin set the NHL record for career goals when he scored No. 895 Sunday afternoon against the New York Islanders to pass Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

Ovechkin scored the first goal of the game in the first period, and he appropriately tied Gretzky with a one-timer from his ...

“Sergey and I have been friends for a long time,” said Wayne Gretzky, the greatest hockey ... when he was 14 and playing against 16- and 17-year-olds, told him to watch Philadelphia Flyers ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader ... while Ovechkin lost 16 games this year to a broken leg. Otherwise, both stayed on the ice during the prime of their careers.

Wayne Gretzky acknowledges the fans during the game ... quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Randy Moss, the Pats went 16-0 in the regular season and reached Super Bowl XLII, where they were ...

Shortly after Wayne Gretzky became the NHL’s all-time leading ... to top a record once believed to be unbreakable. He missed 16 games earlier this season with a fractured left fibula, pushing ...

And just like that, Wayne Gretzky’s unbreakable record has been ... That easily broke the previous record of 16, held by Rod Gilbert. And nobody else has passed Gilbert since, although he ...

On Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the Washington Capitals star broke Wayne Gretzky’s record to become ... plummeting from .915 in 2015-16 to the current average of only .900.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night ... Gretzky lost a large portion of his 1992-93 season to a back injury, while Ovechkin lost 16 games this year to a ...