Alex Ovechkin is officially the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. The Washington Capitals' captain scored career goal No. 895 on April 6 to pass Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, who held the ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has officially been entered into the World Records catalogue for breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. Ovechkin was officially honored and put ...

On April 6, Alexander Ovechkin netted his 895th career regular season goal, passing legend Wayne Gretzky for most all-time WASHINGTON, April 10. /TASS/. Russian superstar forward and Washington ...

Wayne Gretzky Didn’t Hesitate to Name the Greatest NHL Player of All Time originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Whenever you ask a hockey fan who the greatest player to ever lace up skates and hit the ...

Long before Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the NHL goal-scoring record with No. 895 on Sunday, Gretzky moved into the top spot ahead of Gordie Howe by putting the puck in the net for the ...

Wayne Gretzky, also referred to as the Great One, is not only a hockey legend. Being not only a forward of the Los Angeles Kings but also a family name in the entire NHL, Gretzky not only made ...

Generally, a Stanley Cup-winning team needs a perfect mix of star talent, strong supporting talent, and solid depth (a lights-out goalie doesn’t hurt either). The star talent doesn’t have to always be ...

LAS VEGAS --Wayne Gretzky was on the verge of breaking Gordie Howe's NHL record for points in 1989 when he started thinking about the different eras of hockey. Fortunately his father, Walter Gretzky, ...

Shortly after Wayne Gretzky became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer in 1994, his father mentioned how someone, someday, would break his record. "I looked at my dad,” Gretzky recently recalled, ...