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Alex Ovechkin has 26 goals this season and 879 career goals. The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking ...

Boston’s Bill Cowley becomes the NHL all-time scoring leader when he scores a goal and an assist for the Bruins in a 10-1 win over the New York Rangers. Cowley’s 529 points is one more than Syd Howe, ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

On the Rangers' side, they landed the best player in the deal—and it wasn’t even close. Nash played six seasons with New York, including a 69-point season. In 375 games, he tallied 145 goals, 107 ...

Gretzky was tucked away to the left of Dallas ... The former Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers superstar’s appearance came as Trump has touted the hockey legend as the ...

As Alex Ovechkin chases down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record, the Edmonton Oilers made quite a gesture toward the Washington Capitals captain. Ovechkin and the Capitals are visiting Edmonton ...

The Capitals have become The Elite Of The East while its Captain is hellbent to break another Gretzky record ... (HINT: Either New York or Toronto!) A BIG MAC FOR BIG MC: Under coach Derek ...

which Gretzky — then with the New York Rangers — reached on March 29, 1999, against the New York Islanders. Ovechkin began this season with 853 career goals. Ovechkin scored the 879th goal of ...

Wayne Gretzky was among the star names at Donald ... Los Angeles Kings, St Louis Blues and New York Rangers. Trump encouraged the NHL legend to run for top office in his native Canada earlier ...