Earlier this week, Alex Ovechkin joined Wayne Gretzky and Mike Gartner as players ... Ovechkin is arguably the greatest pure goal scorer the league has ever seen. However, Ovechkin matching ...

L egendary hockey player Wayne Gretzky scored the final goal of his decorated career on this day 25 years ago. Gretsky is widely considered to be the greatest hockey player ever. He has more goals ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is just 42 goals away from breaking Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky’s all-time ...

Alex Ovechkin recently caught Brett Hull for fourth all-time in goals. Will Ovechkin catch Wayne Gretzky for No. 1 ... Sign up today to get the best features and analysis from the NHL and beyond.

NHL legend Wayne Gretzky shares five kids, Paulina, Ty, Trevor, Tristan and Emma, with his wife, actress Janet Gretzky.

Alex Ovechkin ready to pick up his chase of Wayne Gretzky with the hope that the Capitals can return to the Stanley Cup ...

Alex Ovechkin’s 20th NHL season could turn out to be a special one that ends with him breaking Wayne Gretzky’s League record of 894 goals ... and the best way to do that is to make it ...

Let’s talk about Wayne Gretzky ... monster are his era-adjusted goal scoring stats, but like I wrote before, even those numbers are some of the best ever. So the next time a buddy of yours ...

They also want to get Alex Ovechkin past Wayne Gretzky’s goal record ... With one of the greatest goal-scorers of all time on their side, the Capitals always have ‘boom’ potential offensively.

Entering his 20th season, Alexander Ovechkin has not only been an NHL superstar with the Washington Capitals, but an inspiration and source of joy for DC ...

"I feel grateful to be part of that," Crosby said of their rivalry. "As a player, you want to compete at the highest level.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby spoke about the possibility of Alex Ovechkin surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record ... we’ve gotten the best out of each other ...