WASHINGTON — Wayne Gretzky first played against the Washington Capitals during his rookie season in 1979. The Caps, in their sixth NHL season, were still playing in Landover, Md. “We had like ...

Because with nine more goals, Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s ... who played with Gretzky and has watched Ovechkin ...

Wayne Gretzky's influence on hockey cannot be overstated. During his rookie season with the Edmonton Oilers, Gretzky revolutionized the way the game was played. Mark Messier, a close teammate during ...

Eras come and go, but Wayne Gretzky's dominance was so far above ... while Ovechkin saw what would have been his rookie season cancelled due to a lockout and three more shortened by either lockout ...

On Sunday, Alexander Ovechkin accomplished what many people previously believed could never happen - breaing Wayne Gretzky ... onto the ice in his rookie season. In the 2005-2006 campaign ...

Here are a few of his most prized: 2005–06 Ice Sidney Crosby Rookie Card #106 - Only 99 ... Sunday as he tries to make history and break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.

Ovechkin finished the 2023-24 NHL season with 853 career goals ... he looked sure to shatter Gretzky’s record before the end of the year. But disaster struck in November when a broken fibula ...

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby set a new NHL record by passing Wayne Gretzky for the most ... he leads the Penguins with 80 points this season. Gretzky held the record with 19 seasons ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs one goal to break Wayne ... handed goals as a rookie and only two since. He has played 80 seconds of short-handed time this season.