The formal countdown is underway for when Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky’s 894 lifetime goals, a number regarded at various ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL goals record. In his pursuit of Gretzky, Ovechkin has ...

DETROW: At the beginning of the night, Ovechkin is eight goals shy of setting the record. In the arena's main hallway, ...

As Ovechkin closes in on passing Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history — the Washington Capitals superstar, with 886 goals, was nine short of eclipsing Gretzky’s record of 894 going into the ...

They were right. The Capitals play the Sharks on Saturday at SAP Center with Ovechkin, now 39, just eight goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky atop the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring list.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing history, but his focus remains on something bigger. Find out what’s driving ...

Alexander Ovechkin is creeping up on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record, entering Tuesday night's Washington Capitals-Anaheim Ducks game with 886, only eight fewer than The Great One's 894. Yet he ...

"The Great Eight," as he's called, is in the final countdown of his chase for Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's all-time ...

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin is close to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record of 894. Despite the possibility of breaking the record, Ovechkin has expressed intentions to ...

Washington Capitals superstar and captain Alexander Ovechkin is teaming up with Hockey Fights Cancer and the V Foundation for Cancer Research as he attempts to unseat Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s ...

Only one person, the legendary Scotty Bowman, has coached in more National Hockey League games than the Florida Panthers’ Paul Maurice. Despite his nearly unmatched knowledge and experience ...

0:32 Alexander Ovechkin gives hockey stick to young fan ... says the ‘Great One’ wants Canada to remain its own country Wayne Gretzky draws mixed reaction during appearance at 4 Nations ...