Wayne Gretzky ... "I could tell you first hand how hard it is to get to 894," Gretzky said at the post-goal celebration at center ice in UBS Arena on Sunday. "So 895 is pretty special." ...

Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard made his debut on Tuesday and only had to wait three days to score his first NHL goal, and Wayne Gretzky had a problem with that. Leonard's goal came on one ...

Wayne Gretzky ... record with the 895th goal of his career. The two shared a handshake and a hug. “I can tell you first-hand, I know how hard it is to get to 894,” Gretzky said.

Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 895 on Sunday, breaking one of sports' all-time great records and passing hockey legend Wayne ... Bettman, Gretzky took the mic. "I can tell you first-hand ...

And I said, ‘For most people, that’s 20 games without a goal.’” Gretzky told Ovechkin he would be at 900 goals before he knows it. Not so fast, though Ovechkin gets his first opportunity ...

Wayne Gretzky honored two of the greatest ... 1954 and 1955. Howe's career goal total of 975 in the NHL and WHA is still the professional hockey record. A statue of Howe graces the concourse ...

He bowed to Wayne Gretzky standing in a suite. He blew kisses to his wife, mother and family on the other side of the arena. In signature dramatic fashion, Ovechkin scored the 894th goal of his ...

Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard made his debut on Tuesday and only had to wait three days to score his first NHL goal, and Wayne Gretzky had a problem with that. Leonard's goal came on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL ... Heeding his father's advice, Gretzky made his first in-person appearance for Ovechkin ...