Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.

Wayne Gretzky honored two of the greatest goal scorers in NHL ... "a beautiful gift and a wonderful note" when he scored goal No. 802. "And we know how the legacy of hockey passes down," Gretzky said.

FILE - Los Angeles Kings; Wayne Gretzky (99) and teammate Luc Robitaille, on ice, celebrate Gretzky's scoring his NHL career record-setting goal No. 802 against Vancouver Canucks goalie Kirk ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL ... and Jagr (766), scored ...

Eras come and go, but Wayne Gretzky's dominance was so far above ... Gretzky broke Howe's record with goal No. 802 against the Canucks on March 23, 1994. Canucks G Kirk McLean gave up the goal ...

After “The Great One” scored goal No. 802, placing him atop the all-time ... breaking the NHL record held by Wayne Gretzky since 1999. Alex Ovechkin and his traveling party are in New York ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record ... on the approach to 895 like Howe did for him on the way to 802 in 1994. “The ...

WASHINGTON — Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd and 894th goals to tie his NHL record ... like Howe did for him on the way to 802 in 1994. “The greatest player of all ...

Wayne Gretzky honored two of the greatest goal ... "a beautiful gift and a wonderful note" when he scored goal No. 802. "And we know how the legacy of hockey passes down," Gretzky said.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. FILE - Los Angeles Kings; Wayne Gretzky (99) and teammate Luc Robitaille, on ice, celebrate Gretzky's ...