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Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass from Martin Fehervary and flicking it ...

How many career goals does Alex Ovechkin have? Ovechkin has 879 career goals. How many goals does Alex Ovechkin need to pass Wayne Gretzky? Ovechkin needs 16 goals to break Gretzk ...

Tocchet had Pettersson paired with Carson Soucy this morning, with fellow left shot Soucy taking the right side. Mark ...

Wayne Gretzky in a childhood portrait and from his early minor-hockey days in Brantford, Ontario. Then there's his absurd haul of silverware: Four Stanley Cup championships with the Oilers during ...

Let’s take our daily trip back through time and relive the best hockey moments from Jan. 20. Gretzky scored three goals and added two assists on Jan. 20, 1982, to lead the Edmonton Oilers to an ...

Alex Ovechkin continues to gain ground on Wayne Gretzky in his pursuit of The Great One's all-time scoring record. The 39-year-old netted his 21st goal of the season during overtime on Thursday ...

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record. The Great One's mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was ...

Ovi needs just 22 goals to overtake Wayne Gretzky as the NHL ... underscored exactly how mind-boggling Gretzky’s career was in the National Hockey League. While his goal record will fall ...