Over the past quarter century of NHL hockey, we’ve witnessed sweeping changes across the sport. The Dead Puck Era died out, ...

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" scored his final goal on March 29, 1999. "The Great Eight" could very well ...

Over the last 25 years, the NHL has only continued to get more skilled and more entertaining. Today, we're going to celebrate the stars who have led that charge with CBS Sports' NHL Quarter-Century ...

Alex Ovechkin scored for the fourth straight contest and owns a goals-per-game rate of 0.68 this season, which puts him on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record at home versus Carolina on April ...

Alex Ovechkin scored for the fourth straight contest and owns a goals-per-game rate of 0.68 this season, which puts him on ...

PHILADELPHIA -- - Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 879 goals and needs 16 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

It’s been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record should he stay healthy and keep up his blistering scoring pace. And even after ...

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 ...

Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is the most sought after property among TV broadcasters. Ex-England captain Rooney, 39, has been a hugely impressive pundit in the past during stints on ...

This week, it was reported that Zdeno Chara will be returning to the organization as a consultant. General manager Don Sweeney subsequently released a statement, saying in part, “We have an open ...