Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is getting oh-so-close to breaking The Great One's NHL goals record. Could he even do it in fewer games than Gretzky?

2024 — Caitlin Clark becomes the NCAA Division I women’s career scoring leader in a game for Iowa against Michigan, scoring a career-high 49 points.

The game is played as a benefit for fomer Toronto player Ace Bailey. Bailey suffers a skull fracture earlier in the season from a ...

Washington’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: ...

1947 — 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 ...

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

Captain gets outscored by fellow Russian Matvei Michkov but moves to within 16 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record in ...

With 10 goals since his return to action on Dec. 28 and his recent streak, it's possible we could witness Alex Ovechkin make ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin enters the 4 Nations Face-Off break with a chance to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, who scored 15 times in ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 16 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...