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

Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass from Martin Fehervary and flicking it ...

Washington’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: ...

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" ...

Is now the time to be buying or selling Alex Ovechkin cards as he closes in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record?

Alex Ovechkin has 26 goals this season and 879 career goals. The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 ...

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The ...

Alex Ovechkin has been regarded as one of the best goal-scorers of this generation. However, he is well on his way to ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin enters the 4 Nations Face-Off break with a chance to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, who scored 15 times in ...