The Penguins captain surpassed the mark first set by Gretzky, who finished all but his 20th and final NHL season in 1998-99 ...

Gretzky, who holds a plethora of NHL records, averaged one point per game in 19 of his 20 seasons in the NHL. His final season in the league saw his streak snapped, as he logged 62 points in 70 games ...

That's a pace of 0.6 goals a game, and he has been clicking at a 0.55 rate since he returned on Dec. 28 from a fractured left fibula, making it hit or miss whether he breaks the record this season.

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Sidney Crosby scores first-period goal against Buffalo Sabres and becomes NHL's all-time record holder for consecutive point ...

Sidney Crosby scored for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, clinching a 20th season averaging at least a point per game and passing Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL ...

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is averaging at least a point a game for a 20th season, breaking the record he shared with Wayne Gretzky.

The Capitals star has 36 goals this season and is on track to reach 40 for a 14th time, also the most in league history, ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs eight goals in the team's final 15 regular season games to break Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career goals. That's a pace of 0.53 goals a game and he ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break ...