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 Gretzky ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals ...

"The Great One" was in the building, with festivities planned for if Ovechkin surpassed Gretzky's 894 career goals. Monumental Sports Network spoke with the Hockey Hall of Famer shortly after Ovechkin ...

"The Great One" was in the building, with festivities planned for if Ovechkin surpassed Gretzky's 894 career goals. Monumental Sports Network spoke with the Hockey Hall of Famer shortly after ...

The Great Eight, as the Washington Capital is sometimes called, began the season 41 goals behind Gretzky's 894. But, perhaps, numbers fall short of conveying how dominant the two players' careers ...

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record with his ... he ranks third among active goal scorers with 580 goals, behind only Ovechkin and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky's career NHL goals record this season, he's given himself some breathing room over the Great One. The 39-year ...

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“They say records are made to be broken, but I’m not sure who’s going to get more goals than that," Gretzky said. Ovechkin took the microphone from Gretzky like a torch being passed from one ...