Ovechkin returned to the Washington lineup on Friday, needing 27 goals to pass Wayne Gretzky for the all-time ... Which games would be the best ones to see some history? Luckily for those hockey ...

Wayne Gretzky and 894 goals are in sight ... s seemingly attainable goal of being one of the league’s best teams, a unit capable of pushing deep into the playoffs. “We’ve got to prepare ...

For the Washington Capitals, this season was expected to be about Alex Ovechkin's chase to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the ...

Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Milestone Monday heads to Dec. 30, 1981, when Wayne Gretzky had a night to remember with the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky scored five goals against the Philadelphia ...

Alex Ovechkin continues to gain ground on Wayne Gretzky in his pursuit of The Great One's all-time scoring record. The ...

Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days.

As Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin approaches Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal record, he took some time to recognize 'The Great One's' accomplishment.

Ovechkin needs 27 goals to pass Wayne Gretzky’s career total ... and he was off to the best goal-scoring start of his entire career when he suffered a broken left fibula during an accidental ...

Ovechkin was also taken up to Gretzky's restaurant, Studio 99 inside Rogers Place, where he posed with one of the many ...

While the NHL has seen countless talents and superstars, there is no question Wayne Gretzky is among the best. Vincent ...

In a candid interview on The Howard Stern Show in 1996, NHL legend Wayne Gretzky shared a shocking anecdote from the 1987 Canada Cup.