Alex Ovechkin has surpassed Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL career goal mark, sparking a significant debate in hockey. However, ...

Wayne Gretzky is widely considered to be the best hockey player ever, with a 20-year NHL career that defies comparison to any other player in league history. The all-time leader in goals ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.

NEW YORK — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin ... if not impossible to compare the two, and he and others around the sport prefer to ...

Alex Ovechkin with his 895th career goal has broken Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record that most thought was untouchable. A look at Gretzky and Ovechkin and how their careers compare: Born: Jan. 26 ...

In fact, Ovechkin took one less game than Gretzky to score 894 goals. The latter recorded his final career tally in game No. 1,487 on March 29, 1999. Friday was career contest No. 1,486 for Ovechkin.

McDavid’s 1.87 points per game that season pale in comparison to Gretzky’s 2.69 in 1985-86. Most career short-handed goals: 73 The active leader in career short-handed goals is Brad Marchand ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs one goal to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. Ovechkin scored a pair of goals in the Capitals' 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie ...