From one era to the next, the gregarious Gretzky provided a fitting bridge from past to present on one of hockey’s greatest days. I caught the tail end of Gretzky’s transcendent career.

Alex Ovechkin is just a hat trick away from passing Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time career goals leader. With his 39th goal of the season in Wednesday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes Ovi ...

Gretzky told Ovechkin he would be at 900 goals before he knows it. Not so fast, though Ovechkin gets his first opportunity at No. 895 and sole possession of one of hockey's biggest records on ...

Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey player has points. “If he didn’t score a goal, he’d still be leading everybody in points,” Knuble said.

Wayne Gretzky is widely considered to be the best hockey player ever, with a 20-year NHL career that defies comparison to any other player in league history. The all-time leader in goals ...

That’s the National Hockey League. From (Jean) Beliveau to (Gordie) Howe, (Bobby) Orr, (Mario) Lemeiux, (Mark) Messier — you pass it down,” Gretzky said. Jan 20, 2025; Washington ...

At 39 years old, Ovechkin's pursuit of the Gretzky goals record has drawn the whole hockey world's attention — and the presence of Gretzky himself at Washington's Capital One Arena on Friday night.

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league ... Ovechkin's “GR8 Chase” ...

Wayne Gretzky was the “Great One” for his dominance on the ice in the high-scoring hockey days of the 1980s, a playmaker who just happened to score 894 goals while amassing more assists than anyone in ...