Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has ...

Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 goals was once considered unbreakable. Then Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin broke it Sunday. "They say records are meant to be broken, but I'm not sure who's ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice that has defined his remarkable career. When the puck hit the net, it made him the top goal scorer in NHL ...

Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin came in a clean second place in the number of goals scored in equal squads in the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL).The ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season, moving to within two of 900 for his career and helping the Washington ...

1979 — Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores his first NHL goal in a 4-4 tie with the Vancouver Canucks. Gretzky beats goaltender Glen Hanlon with the game-tying power-play goal with 1:09 remaining in the ...

When former NHL forward Wayne Gretzky surpassed Gordie Howe with his 802nd NHL goal in 1994, the hockey world believed the new mark would stand forever. It did—until Sunday. At UBS Arena in New York, ...

1989 — Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings passes Gordie Howe as the NHL’s all-time leading scorer in a during a 5-4 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky flips a backhand shot past Oilers ...