Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has finally caught up to Wayne Gretzky, tying him for the most goals scored in an ...

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in his NHL debut in 2005. Here is video of his key goals on the road to breaking Wayne Gretzky's record.

Ovechkin’s dominance on the ice from the left circle defines his legacy as the greatest goal scorer in NHL history.

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, the “Great One” had his own chase. Gretzky was in ...

Gretzky became the NHL's all-time goals leader while also serving as the league's premier playmaker, while Ovechkin has been ...

He scored in Game No. 1,487, the same number as Gretzky played. The goal was scored 21 years to the day after the Capitals won the 2004 NHL draft lottery for the right to select Ovechkin No. 1 ...

Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, left, with Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, right, during a press conference after an NHL hockey game in which Ovechkin tied Gretzky's NHL career goals record of ...