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 ...

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.

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record on Sunday, April 6, with his 895th career ...

Gretzky was held scoreless by the Pittsburgh Penguins, but he did earn an assist, the 2,857th point of his amazing career. A ...

Through its cracked glass, I saw a front-page picture of Wayne Gretzky, weeping. He’d been traded from the Edmonton Oilers to ...

In Wayne Gretzky's hometown of Brantford, Ontario, and across Canada, the Great One's loyalty and legacy are being questioned ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, the “Great One” had his own chase. Gretzky was in hot pursuit of Gordie ...

The Washington Capitals star is expected to rewrite those very soon when he scores his 895th career goal to become the NHL's all-time leading scorer by breaking the record long held by Wayne Gretzky.

NEW YORK (AP) — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey ...

Right now, Draisaitl is tied with Gretzky and his 16-game point streak against the Philadelphia Flyers. However, the Oilers ...

The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals have six games left in the regular season.