Of course, Gretzky will be there. Ovechkin wouldn’t have it any other way. Sitting beside him, Ovechkin turned and said: “Thank you, Wayne, for your support, for your kindness. It’s great.” “I’m very ...

The Washington Capitals winger scored career goal No. 892 on Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes, putting him three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record of 894 with seven games ...

“The Great One” was The Gracious One. Wayne Gretzky congratulated Alex Ovechkin during an in-game on-ice ceremony Sunday after the Washington Capitals star broke his longstanding record with ...

Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 895 on Sunday, breaking one of sports' all-time great records and passing hockey legend Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time goal scorer. Ovechkin did so with a ...

Gretzky told Ovechkin he would be at 900 goals before ... “I’m always gonna be grateful for it and thanks to Wayne, how he supports me, how he always gives me advice to be patient, don ...

NEW YORK — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey ...

Wayne Gretzky was on hand as Alex Ovechkin broke his all-time record by scoring his 895th career goal on Sunday. That was not the only pledge Gretzky followed through on, either. Ovechkin scored ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hocke ...

Mr Gretzky was on average three standard deviations better before age 30, and only half a standard deviation better after age 30. Chart: The Economist One reason why Mr Ovechkin has been so ...

As of April 3, Ovechkin, 39, has 892 career goals in 1,485 games. Gretzky reached 894 in 1,487 games. The Capitals have seven regular-season games left for Ovi to score three goals. So far this ...