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. He's scoring at a pace of .72 goals per game and 2.49 goals per 60 minutes, the most in the league of any skater.

The bedraggled Black and Gold, in their longest winless streak of the season (0-3-1), and with the Cup-contending-woke-again Oilers here on Tuesday night, appear to be poised to ride out 2024-25 with status quo the way to go.

"The Great One" label is the nickname that hockey fans, coaches and commentators alike call Gretzky, who spent 20 years in the NHL and won four Stanley Cup trophies. Gretzky also holds the NHL record for most goals in a season at 92, most assists in a season at 163, most career points at 2,857, and more.

1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season ...

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record. The Great One's mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was ...

NHL legends and Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and Mario Lemiuex revealed who was the greatest player to ever step onto the ice-and it's not The Great One, Wayne Gretzky.

After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne ... Apr 1: at Boston, 7:00 Wed, Apr 2: at Carolina ...

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 Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined ...

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games. Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record, having scored 872 times in 1,451 games through Wednesday night. That's a combined 2,938 ...