Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the ...

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

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 ...

The Washington Capitals’ star is just 17 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, thanks in large part to an avalanche of goals scored into an empty net.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 876 goals and ... short of breaking the regular-season record by "The Great ...

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Wayne ... Gretzky's record. At this season's pace, given health, Ovechkin would surpass "The Great One ...

Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers studies the ... From Back Yard Rink To The Stanley Cup," the Great One turned back the years to remember the rink that froze his fingers and toes yet set ...