Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL ...

Ovechkin, who has worn No. 8 throughout his 20 seasons with the Washington Capitals, scored his 888th goal in a 3-2 victory ...

The Washington Capitals superstar continued to close in on Wayne Gretzky’s longstanding record of 894 career NHL goals.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin ...

So how did Gretzky and Ovechkin get there ... The Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby joined the NHL in the 2005-06 season with Ovechkin. Crosby has assisted on nearly 50% more goals than Ovechkin ...

Canada was in pursuit of its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey in half a century. “Am I hot? Yeah, I’m hot,” Gretzky said. “Because I’m tired of people taking shots at Canadian ...

With 3,721 hits and a chance to surpass Gretzky's 894 goals ... Although the NHL only began officially tracking hits in the 2005-06 season, limiting comparisons with earlier legends, Ovechkin ...

So how did Gretzky and Ovechkin get there ... The Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby joined the NHL in the 2005-06 season with Ovechkin. Crosby has assisted on nearly 50% more goals than Ovechkin ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 886 goals and needs eight to tie and nine to break the record. Ovechkin ...

(AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky ... with 9:06 remaining in the third period. Romanov is the NHL-record 182nd goalie ...