As Wayne Gretzky prepares to take office ... term “the Great One,” employed for years to refer to Gretzky as perhaps the greatest hockey player of all time, be used only to refer to Donald ...

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky shared a message of encouragement for Team Canada ahead of the team's upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is about to make history as he inches closer to beating Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne ... second to Gretzky (189). Ovechkin earlier this season became the 60th player to record ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...

Midway through the 1987 Canada Cup, Mike Keenan paired Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. Could Jon Cooper use the same tactic ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his empty net goal with defenseman Matt Roy (3) during the third period of an NHL hockey ... of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky.

FILE - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) shoots the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against ... goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 goals ...