At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best goal-scoring pace in the NHL. Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days.

The bedraggled Black and Gold, in their longest winless streak of the season (0-3-1), and with the Cup-contending-woke-again Oilers here on Tuesday night, appear to be poised to ride out 2024-25 with status quo the way to go.

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record. The Great One's mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was ...

1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season ...

"The Great One" label is the nickname that hockey fans, coaches and commentators alike call Gretzky, who spent 20 years in the NHL and won four Stanley Cup trophies. Gretzky also holds the NHL record for most goals in a season at 92, most assists in a season at 163, most career points at 2,857, and more.

NHL legends and Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and Mario Lemiuex revealed who was the greatest player to ever step onto the ice-and it's not The Great One, Wayne Gretzky.

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Jan. 10 1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined ...

1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season ...

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They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.

The weirdest week in Pittsburgh Penguins memory got a little weirder later Thursday evening with an update from Allegheny County police on the Evgeni Malkin burglary. Dave Molinari put it bluntly as the Penguins embark on their longest road trip in 30 years.