Wayne Gretzky and the entire NHL are gearing up to watch perhaps the game’s greatest record fall. Even though Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of goal scoring immortality is on hold right now while he nurses a fractured fibula,

Ovechkin is 26 goals shy of Gretzky's total of 894 and should have 48 to 52 games left this regular season when he returns from injury.

Wayne Gretzky had an interesting take on Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin potentially surpassing his scoring record.

Of course, Gretzky has shown full support for Ovechkin in his pursuit of the all-time goal-scoring record, so that comment had no ill will baked into it. “I talk to Alex periodi

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin's chase for Wayne Gretzky's scoring record has been relatively tame up until this point, but on Monday The Great One threw a little spice into the mix when he commented on the possibility of his record being surpassed.

At the time, it was just a goal. Then Wayne Gretzky became The Great One, with Tim Kelly giving up The First One

The greatest hockey player of all time Wayne Gretzky issued a strong comment about Washington Capitals star Aleksandr Ovechkin's chase for NHL goals record.

Alex Ovechkin’s red-hot start to the NHL season came to a screeching halt on November 18th. After scoring 13 goals in his first 17 games, his 18th of the season came on that night watching him score two goals in the 14 minutes of ice time he played.