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The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

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Mark Messier (694) 10. Steve Yzerman ... in a matchup of two of the NHL's top teams. Alex Ovechkin ties the score at 4 and moves 18 goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record.

Boston’s Bill Cowley becomes the NHL all-time scoring leader when he scores a goal and an assist for the Bruins in a 10-1 win over the New York Rangers. Cowley’s 529 points is one more than Syd Howe, ...

The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is ...

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 ...

Top photo: Wayne Gretzky skates at his grandmother’s farm on Nith River in Canning, Ontario, illustrating a 1984 excerpt from his father’s book.