The Toledo radiologist and the Russian hockey player share a common lineage, because Murray’s dad, Gordie Howe, had once been the NHL’s greatest goal scorer. Wayne Gretzky later broke Howe’s ...

The Great One wore a No. 9 red pin over the left side of his chest, the number of Gordie Howe. Gretzky held the NHL record for 31 years until Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal, a power-play ...

OVI GOALS: The 10 best Alex Ovechkin goals from his historic NHL career Gretzky wore that pin in honor of the late Gordie Howe, who owned the goals record before Gretzky. Howe was there in 1994 ...

Wayne Gretzky honored two of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history Sunday afternoon. Yes, Gretzky was on hand as Alex Ovechkin broke his goal-scoring record of 894. But Gretzky also honored Mr ...