Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually ...

Alex Ovechkin finally did it. On Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the Washington Capitals star broke Wayne Gretzky’s record ...

Hockey fans, athletes and celebrities reacted Sunday as Ovechkin made NHL history, hitting the 895-goal mark and surpassing ...

The Russian president congratulated the Moscow-born hockey legend for surpassing the game's greatest player in all-time goals ...

Gretzky, back then at least, was more than a hockey player to Canadians. He was homegrown royalty, a player of such quality, ...

Wayne Gretzky wore a No. 9 red pin to honor Detroit Red Wings legend and Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, as Alex Ovechkin scored a ...

When Ovechkin broke the record in the second period, the game stopped. Officials rolled out a carpet onto the ice, and ...

Alex Ovechkin with his 895th career goal has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL record that most thought was untouchable.

Gretzky himself managed to make Ovechkin's triumphant moment even more special. In a ceremony on the ice, Gretzky delivered a ...

Gretzky wore that pin in honor of the late Gordie Howe, who owned the goals record before Gretzky. Howe was there in 1994 to ...

Alex Ovechkin stands alone. The Capitals forward broke Wayne Gretzky’s goal record on Sunday against the New York Islanders ...

Wayne Gretzky made his first in-person appearance during Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of the NHL career goals record in time to ...