Ovechkin’s record pursuit rekindles memories of the day Gretzky scored 800th, 801st goals in San Jose to tie Gordie Howe.

In 2022, Wayne Gretzky faced a $10 million lawsuit filed by entrepreneur Steven Sparks, who accused him of falsely endorsing OMG Gum as a weight loss product. Sparks claimed that Gretzky's ...

The Washington Capitals superstar comes to town just eight career goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record (894), while ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Well, in the record books at least. Because with nine more goals, Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s total of 894, a mark once considered untouchable. But for Kings TV analyst Jim Fox ...

(AP Photo/Nick Wass)(AP/Nick Wass) 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 ...

At the time of his retirement in 1999, Wayne Gretzky owned or shared 61 NHL records, including the mark for the most career goals. "The Great One" finished his unparalleled 20-year career with an ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record of 894 has stood -- along with his reputation as hockey’s ‘The Great One’ -- since his retirement in 1999. But now, for the first time, Gretzky’s ...

In tense political times, can “The Great One” be both a Trump supporter and a beloved hero in Canada? Some want him to pick a side. (Preferably the one to the north.) By John Branch and Vjosa ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 10 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...