On April 18, 1999, Wayne Gretzky played his final game in the NHL, a 2-1 overtime loss to the Penguins. The Sporting News' longtime hockey writer Larry Wigge put the Great One's career in perspective in the next issue.
The Edmonton Oilers came away with a blowout victory over the lowly San Jose Sharks on Monday. But the star of the show was Connor McDavid once again. In fact, McDavid achieved a feat that hasn’t been seen in the NHL since Wayne Gretzky did it during the 1990-91 NHL campaign.
Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin scored the 850th goal of his illustrious National Hockey League career to put his team up 1-0 in the first period of Friday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The playoffs are approaching and the games are becoming increasingly important in the NHL. That said, there was no shortage of action last night, as nine games (including the Habs’) were played across the league.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has somehow lived up to the insane hype that came with his NHL debut.
The Penguins visited the New York Rangers to attempt to end their five-game win streak, and they did with a 5-2 score. Pittsburgh came out strong in the first period with a 2-0 score to head into the second, kept that 2-0 lead through the middle frame, and finished off the game with a huge two points.
Not Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, or even Gordie Howe has achieved the feat that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby accomplished Monday night. Until now, there’s been only one player in NHL history who has averaged at least a point per game for 19 seasons.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby clinched his 19th consecutive point-per-game season on Monday with a three-point outing against the New York Rangers.
Last week wasn’t exactly the easiest for the Edmonton Oilers. They were coming off back-to-back losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, and had a schedule that featured the likes of the Winnipeg Jets and LA Kings, as well as the lowly Anahim Ducks.
It’s a busy time around the league with less than three weeks remaining in the National Hockey League season. The Art Ross race is coming down to the wire, the best player in the game today did something that hadn’t been done since Wayne Gretzky, and Thursday’s slate of games had some interesting playoff matchups.
Connor McDavid joined some exclusive company last night when he scored a goal against the Kings. That goal, which opened the scoring, helped McDavid reach the 120-point mark this season, the third time in his career he has done so and for a third consecutive campaign.
The Edmonton Oilers knocked off the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in a history-setting game that is sure to be remembered for quite some time. The Oilers’ star center Connor McDavid continued his masterful play on the season, compiling a goal and an assist in the 2-0 victory.
Are you tired of hearing about who should win the Hart Trophy yet? No? Okay, that’s good, because the greatest scorer in NHL history has now chimed in.
In a 7-3 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals’ legendary forward, netted two goals, bringing his career total to an impressive 845.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has been on the road to catch Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record for quite some time now.
Auston Matthews is an elite NHL goal-scorer. As he’s blazing a trail through the NHL, it will be interesting to see if he might be able to approach the hallowed ground of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record of 894 goals scored.
There are several Wayne Gretzky records that will never be broken, such as his 50 goals in 39 in the 1981-82 season, his 215 points in 1985-86, or his point total of 2857. However, one of Gretzky’s records could be broken in the near future, and the Edmonton Oilers face the team that ices that player.
A Saskatchewan family scored big over the weekend when a case of 1979 hockey cards they found in their attic sold at auction for more than $5 million CAD.
A basement office discovery in Saskatchewan, Canada, has turned into a windfall for a family after an unopened case of ice hockey cards fetched $3.1 million USD ($4.2 million CAD; £2.4 million) at auction this past week.
It was the hottest ticket in town, sold out for months. Most fans arrived early to watch him in warm-ups. He was the last member of his team to take the ice, and the moment he appeared, the place erupted in cheers and a burst of flashbulbs.
Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is inching closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record (894 goals), scoring the 834th goal of his career on Saturday in a 3-0 win over the Bruins.
In what might be called a hockey card collector’s dream come true, a Canadian family discovered a hidden treasure when they discovered 16 unopened boxes of O-Pee-Chee 1979-1980 hockey cards.
Wayne Gretzky absolutely changed the game of hockey. Both from his time with the dynasty Edmonton Oilers franchise of the 80s and as they won four Stanley Cups with him on the roster, then after as he helped expand the game into the United States like never before.
In a rumor confirmation that could have reshaped hockey history, Wayne Gretzky disclosed on the latest episode of the Spittin Chiclets podcast that he was offered a substantial ownership stake in the Vancouver Canucks in the 1980s.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin might need to pick up the pace if he wants to catch The Great One.
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