but he has found the time to attend two NHL games to watch Alex Ovechkin tie Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal scoring record in Washington on April 4, and to break that record days later on Long ...

Alex Ovechkin has surpassed Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL career goal mark, sparking a significant debate in hockey. However, the two players' overall statistical profiles reveal a more complex story.

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 ...

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 festivities ...

Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, left, with Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, right, during a press conference after an NHL hockey game in which Ovechkin tied Gretzky's NHL career goals record of ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight, as the ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin skated over to his son Sergei at the glass. He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the ...

The 39-year-old who has spent his entire career with Washington skated circles around center ice to implore for more, in between his emotional moments paying tribute to Gretzky and his family.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky's career NHL goals record this season, he's given himself some breathing room over the Great One. The 39-year ...

Gretzky shook Ovechkin’s hand, embraced him and congratulated the “Great 8” and his family for the accomplishment. “They say records are made to be broken, but I’m not sure who’s going ...