Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The ...

The 22-year-old rookie from Finland was appearing in his ... Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record. With No. 874, he moved 20 away from tying Gretzky’s mark of 894 that ...

Per ESPN, the 22-year-old rookie Meralainen is the 179th goalie ... He needs 20 more to match Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894, and 21 to set a new standard. Not even the most serious ...

We may witness hockey history this season with Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin coming close to surpassing Wayne Gretzky with the most goals in NHL history. The Russian winger is 21 ...

It’s been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record should he stay healthy and keep up his blistering scoring pace. And even after ...

Alex Ovechkin continues to gain ground on Wayne Gretzky in his pursuit of The Great One's all-time scoring record. The 39-year-old netted his 21st goal of the season during overtime on Thursday ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Alex Ovechkin got one step closer to Wayne Gretzky and made more NHL history ... on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, who made 26 saves.

and it was from Ovechkin’s rookie year. He had scored, I think, 36 at that point, and he said, ‘Ovechkin is only 860 away from Wayne Gretzky.’ They were both kind of chuckling like ...

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record ... North America from Russia. In his rookie season, he put up 52 goals ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 874 goals and needs 21 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the ...