Even after Ovechkin broke Gretzky's all-time goals record, some of "The Great Ones" records will never be topped ...

Shortly after Wayne Gretzky became the NHL’s all ... the third-most ever scored by an NHL rookie. Ovechkin, during his third season, scored a career best 65 goals. He has recorded nine 50 ...

The Edmonton Oilers legend left a huge imprint on the game of hockey over his long career. Mark Messier spoke to The Hockey ...

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

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in his NHL debut in 2005. Here is video of his key goals on the road to breaking Wayne Gretzky ...

WASHINGTON — Wayne Gretzky first played against the Washington Capitals during his rookie season in 1979. The Caps, in their sixth NHL season, were still playing in Landover, Md. “We had like ...

Wayne Gretzky's influence on hockey cannot be overstated. During his rookie season with the Edmonton Oilers, Gretzky revolutionized the way the game was played. Mark Messier, a close teammate during ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin set the NHL record for career goals when he scored No. 895 Sunday afternoon against the New York Islanders to pass Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

And just like that, Wayne Gretzky’s unbreakable ... 50-goal seasons by a rookie. Meanwhile, only three players have ever scored more than Selanne’s 76 goals in a season — Gretzky (twice ...

His league debut delayed by a season-long lockout ... He has racked up nine goal-scoring titles and passed Wayne Gretzky's 894, a record once thought to be unbreakable. He scored twice on Friday ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs one goal to break Wayne ... handed goals as a rookie and only two since. He has played 80 seconds of short-handed time this season.