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

Boston’s Bill Cowley becomes the NHL all-time scoring leader when he scores a goal and an assist for the Bruins in a 10-1 win over the New York Rangers. Cowley’s 529 points is one more than Syd Howe, ...

Midway through the 1987 Canada Cup, Mike Keenan paired Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Could Jon Cooper use the same tactic ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record to help the ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is surging with a four-game goal streak as he pursues Wayne Gretzky's NHL career ... It was his first goal against Ivan Fedotov, adding to his record for ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals ... 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky ... missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto in the Capitals' first game ...

Alex Ovechkin is now 25 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record of 894 goals. In his first game back following a five-week stint on injured reserve, Ovechkin notched an empty-net ...