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

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

Most of the Edmonton Oilers are on a much-needed break ... That puts him one back of the legendary Oiler Jari Kurri. Wayne Gretzky had nine while in Edmonton. 7. It made good sense to send ...

1947 — 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 ...

I would call it a model for how Edmonton, Alberta and Canada can take on the world. That’s exactly what the Edmonton Oilers now represent ... sold off Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier, then ...

The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. FILE - Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky, left, and New York Islanders Denis Potvin (5) jostle for a ...

EDMONTON — Nathan MacKinnon ... The German forward is third in Oilers franchise history with six 40-goal campaigns, behind Wayne Gretzky (nine) and Jari Kurri (seven). He's just the sixth ...

1952 — Philadelphia’s Paul Arizin scores 26 points to win MVP honors and lead the East team to a 108-91 win over the West in the second NBA All-Star game. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers leads ...