The last goalie Wayne Gretzky scored against, the one who surrendered his 894th and final NHL goal on March 29, 1999, Flaherty has been watching with keen interest while Alex Ovechkin closes in on ...

Legendary hockey player Wayne Gretzky’s son Trevor dropped a special message for veteran Chicago Blackhawks player Pat Maroon ...

A first-round pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2001, Leclaire became the first of a now-NHL-record 183 goalies who Ovechkin has scored on. He wound up surrendering three more to Ovechkin in his ...

Through its cracked glass, I saw a front-page picture of Wayne Gretzky ... didn’t bother coming home to pick up his medal. Now it’s time for hard truths. Gretzky has lived in the U.S. longer ...

Goal No. 894 came at 6:13 of the third period, when Ovechkin gave the Capitals a 4-3 lead with a power-play goal. He skated into a one-timer from the left circle, going short side on Chicago ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time record when he scored the 894th of his career for the Washington Capitals ...

1999 — Wayne Gretzky ends his NHL career at Madison Square Garden with an assist, setting up a second-period goal as his New York Rangers fall to Pittsburgh 2-1 in overtime. Before the game, NHL ...

One of the great records in NHL history seems set to fall, with Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin closing in on the goal-scoring record set by Wayne Gretzky during an incredible 20-year career.

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 ...