Shortly after Wayne Gretzky became the NHL’s all-time leading ... He retired three weeks later at the age of 38, holding 61 NHL records at the time, including most career assists (1,963) and ...

Alex Ovechkin scored in the second period against the Islanders Sunday, touching off a celebration after he broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL scoring record.

He remembered the words his father told him all those years ago.

Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time goals record (895), following his second goal in the team’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

He scored 50 at age 36, 42 a year later ... and the old adage that didn’t realistically apply then to Wayne Gretzky — that records are made to be broken — suddenly does because Alexander ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin set the NHL record for career goals when he scored No. 895 Sunday afternoon against the New York Islanders to pass Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

Wayne Gretzky congratulated Alex Ovechkin during ... When I broke the record, my two kids were both the age of his boys, so it’s kind of reminiscent for me and I’m so happy that two of my ...

His new record for most goals scored in the National Hockey League is, adjusted for competition, much more impressive than the Wayne ... Gretzky was on average three standard deviations better ...

Wayne Gretzky scored his 894th NHL goal on March 29, 1999. He did it at the age of 38 years and 2 months by scoring the goal on a power play during a game between the New York Rangers and New York ...

Wayne Gretzky's 894 goals had been considered unbreakable. Alex Ovechkin moved past him with a goal Sunday against the New York Islanders.

On Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the Washington Capitals star broke Wayne Gretzky’s record to become ... Considering age and career shorties, Carolina’s Sebastian Aho is probably the ...

Wayne Gretzky has faced criticism recently for his ... Gretzky's on-ice exploits remain legendary and they begin at an early age. When he was 11, he scored 378 goals and 517 points in 85 games ...