Alex Ovechkin is closing in on the all-time NHL goal-scoring record held by the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Stats and what to know about "The Great One." Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 ...

In total, when Gretzky was playing, the NHL’s scoring rate averaged 3.5 goals per team per game, and during Ovechkin’s tenure it dropped to 2.9. That works out to almost 50 fewer goals per ...

Wayne Gretzky, hockey's greatest player, was never drafted into the NHL. He joined the WHA at 17 and later the Edmonton ...

Wayne Gretzky's regular season records Gretzky now holds the mark, or at least a share of, 39 records for the regular season. He had 40 before Ovechkin beat his mark of 12 seasons with 40 goals.

Ovechkin tracker: How many goals does Alex Ovechkin need to pass Wayne Gretzky?Tracking all his stats Three NHL players scored more than 800 goals in their careers. It's interesting to note in the ...

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record with goal No. 895. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Wayne Gretzky is currently the greatest goal scorer of all time but as fans well know, Washington's Alex Ovechkin is just 42 goals away from passing "The Great One" for that coveted title — once ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on the all-time NHL goal-scoring record held by the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Stats and what to know about "The Great One." ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Stats and what to know about "The Great One." Alex Ovechkin is closing in on the all-time NHL goal-scoring record held by the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Search query ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on the all-time NHL goal-scoring record held by the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Stats and what to know about "The Great One." ...