The answer could lie in what I'd like to call 'The Wayne Gretzky Trophy', which would honor the best NHL rookie who started the season as a teenager. Sometimes, such as last year when an 18-year ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin had a word of advice for his fellow countryman, Philadelphia Flyers’ right winger ...

Boston’s Bill Cowley becomes the NHL all-time scoring leader when he scores a goal and an assist for the Bruins in a 10-1 win over the New York Rangers. Cowley’s 529 points is one more than Syd Howe, ...

With 10 goals since his return to action on Dec. 28 and his recent streak, it's possible we could witness Alex Ovechkin make ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is getting oh-so-close to breaking The Great One's NHL goals record. Could he even do it in fewer games than Gretzky?

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’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: ...

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record ... North America from Russia. In his rookie season, he put up 52 goals ...

Moscow, a cold December evening, the wind slicing through the Red Square like a sharpened blade. Inside the Kremlin, a file is slid across a dark mahogany desk.

Alex Ovechkin entered Tuesday 17 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's ... possible Ovechkin will pass Gretzky's all-time mark of 894 before the end of this season. In addition to his 25 ...