Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky

When Could Ovechkin Pass Gretzky? Capitals Captain Leads NHL In Goals Per Game & Coming Off Yet Another Record: 'It's Pretty Cool'
At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best goal-scoring pace in the NHL. Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days.
Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: The Great Eight 21 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894
The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on March 29, 1999, against the New York Islanders. Ovechkin began this season with 853 career goals.
Oilers allow Alex Ovechkin to try on Wayne Gretzky’s glove and stick, pose with jersey
The Edmonton Oilers allowed Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin an opportunity to try on some of Wayne Gretzky’s equipment. After the Capitals finished their practice at Rogers Place on Monday,
Ovechkin tours Oilers Hall of Fame, focused on catching Gretzky
Alex Ovechkin had a special tour of the Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame on Monday with an opportunity to try on the gloves and hold the stick that Wayne Gretzky used in the 1980s. The Washington Capitals captain is 21 goals from passing Gretzky for first in NHL history entering the game against the Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday (9 p.
Oilers Make Gesture, Let Ovechkin Try On Gretzky's Game-Used Gear As Capitals Captain Chases All-Time Goals Record
As Alex Ovechkin chases down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record, the Edmonton Oilers made quite a gesture toward the Washington Capitals captain. Ovechkin and the Capitals are visiting Edmonton for the first game of a lengthy Canadian road swing,

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A Bruins, Capitals Playoff Series Would Be Intense
When you think about the Boston Bruins’ top rivals ... is 25 shy of passing Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most goals in NHL history. Ovechkin should be closer to that mark the next time ...
Washington Times22d
Physical win over Bruins gives Capitals fans a happy new year
The many fans who came to see Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins Tuesday didn’t see the Great Eight make progress toward Wayne Gretzky’s goals record ...
Alex Ovechkin scores overtime winner in Ottawa to close on Wayne Gretzky, push Capitals atop NHL
The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, the ...
The Washington Post22d
Stanley Cup run? Breaking Gretzky’s career goal record? Why choose?
The answers in Tuesday’s New Year’s Eve matinee against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena ... and one was blocked — the pace is dizzying. Wayne Gretzky and 894 goals are in sight.
Boston.com22d
Chychrun scores his 11th goal of the season as the Capitals beat the Bruins 3-1
He did the same with a big stop with 16.1 seconds left and Boston skating 6 on 5. Ovechkin remains 25 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record. The Bruins visit the last-place ...
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Today in Sports - Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in regular season & playoffs
Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Jan. 10 1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne ...
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Bruins Fall to Capitals in Opener of Three-Game Road Trip
Brazeau gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 1:21 of the first period. Parker Wotherspoon dumped the puck in and it bounced off the boards, then off Thompson’s pad and to Brazeau, who scored from in front of ...
Penguins Today: Mike Sullivan explains the inexplicable
The Penguins played back-to-back nights on Friday and Saturday in Buffalo and Washington, then traveled on a cross-country ...