1982 — Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st NHL to score 200 points in a season. 1995 — Scotty Bowman gets his 900th regular-season coaching victory as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Canucks 2-1 in Vancouver.

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal-scoring record in the NHL. The league plans a brief on-ice ceremony ...

Critics make a foul-smelling statement on the sculpture outside Rogers Place, the home of the Edmonton Oilers.

Gretzky failed to remember who we were, how all Canadians regard him as one of us, even though he left Canada in 1988 when ...

That blistering pace of Alex Ovechkin's scoring has increased the onus on the Capitals’ business staff, Ovechkin’s agent and ...

The NHL is preparing for a historic moment, with detailed plans in place for when Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin ...

Sidney Crosby, even at 37 years old, remains one of the league's best players and is closing in on a milestone that would have him break a longstanding Wayne Gretzky record.

The Washington captain has 35 goals this season and needs seven more with 12 games left to become the NHL's all-time leader. Ovechkin scored 15 times in his first 18 games before suffering ...

Pittsburgh Penguins (29-32-11) winger Bryan Rust and center Sidney Crosby had a little fun in the first period. With Crosby ...

The Penguins outplayed the defending champions for most of the game Sunday, continuing a run of improved play since the ...

In an exhilarating matchup, Alex Ovechkin made headlines by scoring his 888th career goal, edging him closer to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record of 894. The Washington Capitals triumphed over the ...

Sidney Crosby has been one of the greats in the NHL for years now, and he's now on the verge of passing Wayne Gretzky for yet another milestone in league history.