After the contest, Ovechkin was asked how it feels to share the chase record with his family in attendance. “It means a lot. The kids love hockey,” he said. “Obviously, we played against one ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice with ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 11 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

However, that record is about to go down. Let's check out the odds on whether Washington's Alex Ovechkin will score his 895th goal this season, and against which squad he will accomplish the ...

Pinpointing exactly when the record will fall is more difficult, but if ticket prices in Washington D.C. are any indication, fans are expecting a historic moment for Ovechkin late in the regular ...

Alex Ovechkin continues his chase to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time regular season NHL goals scoring record of 894. Ovechkin has been on a scoring tear this season, with 33 goals in 50 games to ...

Well, in the record books at least. Because with nine more goals, Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s total of 894, a mark once considered untouchable. But for Kings TV analyst Jim Fox ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is on the verge of NHL history. He's closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal scoring record, trailing by just eight goals with 16 games remaining in ...