It’s the hockey equivalent of Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron with his 756th home run, or LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with his 38,388th point — a modern legend chasing down one of the most ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin put his name in the NHL history books on April 6 when he officially broke Wayne Gretzky's record to become the league's leading all-time goal scorer.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break ...

Washington Capitals captain and NHL living legend Alex Ovechkin is set to enter the final year of his contract with the Capitals next season. After becoming the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer ...

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) FBI director is Kash Patel, left, tallking with former NHL player Wayne Gretzky ... and when Ovechkin scores his 895th goal to break one of hockey's records that ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career ... whenever," Gretz k y said about his record this past fall, according to the NHL. "I mean, he's a great player. He's a great goal scorer." ...

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One way Ovechkin refused to get No. 895 was into an empty net. He told coach Spencer Carbery and others he wanted no part of passing Gretzky like that. "He wants to break the record with a ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs are nearly here with some loose ends to tie up. Here is the latest NHL playoff picture with updated ...