1994 — Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, passing Gordie Howe as the top goal scorer in NHL history. The Los Angeles Kings ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's ...

Charles Barkley is the latest public figure to defend Wayne Gretzky against criticism from Canadians over his ties to Donald Trump. A friend of Gretzky's from the Phoenix area, where the hockey ...

Wayne Gretzky faces criticism for supporting Team USA and not wearing a Canadian jersey at the 4 Nations Face Off. NBA analyst Charles Barkley defended him, calling him the greatest hockey player ...

Charles Barkley took aim at Canadians for their recent treatment of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky for his support of President Donald Trump. Gretzky, a native of Brantford, Ontario, has been open ...

Alexander Ovechkin is on the verge of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record (894 goals scored in the regular season in the NHL). Ovechkin has 885 at the time of writing; he only needs nine to equal ...

NEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals' game against New York Rangers on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), moving nine away from ...

Just like with Gretzky, whose record of 894 goals he is closing in on breaking, Ovechkin's brilliance comes not from one shot but rather the variety with which he has scored over his two-decade ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Wayne Gretzky was so able to control hockey games from behind the net that the area became known as "Gretzky's office," as he put up more assists than anyone else in NHL history ...

"One other thing I want to mention is my friend Wayne Gretzky," said Ford, who won his third consecutive Ontario election last week. "He's the most patriotic Canadian there is anywhere on the planet.