WASHINGTON -- Wayne Gretzky was in the building to witness history Friday, watching from a suite at Capital One Arena as Alex ...

As Alex Ovechkin closes in on what some considered one of the most unassailable records in NHL history – Wayne Gretzky’s 894 ...

Ovechkin scored the first goal of the game in the first period, and he appropriately tied Gretzky with a one-timer from his ...

After failing to convert on multiple chances late in the game for his record-breaking 895th goal, Ovechkin will next have the ...

Gretzky scored his 894th and final goal while playing for the Rangers against the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden ...

Ovechkin, who is in his 20th season in the League, scored his first two goals in his NHL debut against Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Pascal Leclaire on Oct. 5, 2005. Leclaire was the first of the ...

Nicklas Backstrom knows a thing or two about assisting Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals forward gave his longtime ...

Alex Ovechkin needs three goals to break Wayne Gretzky 's all-time goals record of 894, and the Washington Capitals forward ...

Gretzky alongside the entire fan base at Capital One Arena gave Ovechkin a standing ovation after he tied the record. The ...

The empty net was there for Ovechkin on Friday, wide open and waiting for the Washington Capitals forward to make history, for him to score goal No. 895, to set the record for most goals all time, to ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, the 893rd and 894th of his career, to tie Wayne Gretzky 's record for the most ...

WASHINGTON -- Wayne Gretzky was in the building to witness history Friday, watching from a suite at Capital One Arena as Alex Ovechkin scored twice to tie his all-time goals record of 894.