For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn't such a sweet moment; in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record didn't matter much to the 39-year-old ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 5 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s career goal-scoring record has captivated NHL audiences, including those sitting ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn’t such a sweet moment; in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record didn’t matter much to the ...

However, that record is about to go down. Let's check out the odds on whether Washington's Alex Ovechkin will score his 895th goal this season, and against which squad he will accomplish the ...

Pinpointing exactly when the record will fall is more difficult, but if ticket prices in Washington D.C. are any indication, fans are expecting a historic moment for Ovechkin late in the regular ...

Yet Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is closing in on that Gretzky record. The Capitals drafted him with the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL Draft and he has been in the NHL since the 2005-2006 ...

Next on the list in the storied career of Alex Ovechkin will be breaking the goalscoring record of the great Wayne Gretzky. AP Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother Tatyana was a ...

Alex Ovechkin continues his chase to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time regular season NHL goals scoring record of 894. Ovechkin has been on a scoring tear this season, with 36 goals in 56 games to ...

Filip Gustavsson had already given up a pair of goals to Alex Ovechkin when the then-Ottawa goalie denied the Washington Capitals superstar of a third on a breakaway. Ovechkin circled back after ...

Nobody won more in that era than Sidney Crosby, and nobody scored more goals than Alex Ovechkin. Nobody filled arenas like these two legends, both of whom have left an indelible mark on the sport ...