New York Rangers fans were ecstatic on July 21, 1996, when Wayne Gretzky, the greatest scorer in NHL history, decided […] ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — The floor was wet. Beyond that, inside the visitors’ locker room at UBS Arena, there weren’t many obvious signs of what took place Sunday, what Alex Ovechkin accomplished. It felt ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over ...

Alex Ovechkin is officially the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. The Washington Capitals' captain scored career goal No. 895 on April 6 to pass Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, who held the ...

LAS VEGAS --The memory remains fresh for many of those involved in one of the most historic moments in the unparalleled career of Wayne Gretzky. On this date 22 years ago, Gretzky broke the ...

Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic, with photos by Derek Cain / Getty Images and James Guillory / Imagn Images Not every NHL player is a hockey historian. Heck, some of them barely even ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL goals record this season, he’s given himself some breathing room over the Great One. The 39-year-old ...

NEW YORK — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey player ...

NEW YORK — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey player ...