Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has ...

"The Great Eight" is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky — then with ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to break the record.

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

With 10 goals since his return to action on Dec. 28 and his recent streak, it's possible we could witness Alex Ovechkin make ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 18 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky ... He topped Gretzky's 56 empty netters last season when he tallied three. Rounding the top five of empty ...

Washington Capitals and NHL superstar Alex Ovechkin is on the cusp of breaking a scoring record many believed would never be broken: the 894 goals scored by Wayne Gretzky over his illustrious career.

Mark Messier (694) 10. Steve Yzerman ... in a matchup of two of the NHL's top teams. Alex Ovechkin ties the score at 4 and moves 18 goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record.

It was at "Wally's Coliseum," as the Gretzky family nicknamed the backyard rink, that the Great One began his journey to NHL ...