Greg Cote’s Poll Dance is a weekly survey on a topic usually in sports. In today’s 35th installment: Alex Ovechkin is poised ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 886 ...

Gretzky broke out of his mini-slump with his 799th goal and three assists in a 7-0 win against the Ottawa Senators. Three ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL goals record. In his pursuit of Gretzky, Ovechkin has passed one hockey legend after another while climbing through the top 10. As a ...

Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record of 894 ... The closest to them in all-time goals are Gordie Howe (801), Jaromir Jagr (766) and Brett Hull (741), with the next-most by an active player ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky ... tied for the most with Jaromir Jagr. Ovechkin has scored on 181 different ...

Alex Ovechkin needs nine more goals to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record of 894. He scored his 886th in a 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken at Capital One Arena on Sunday.