Gordie Howe is one of the greatest NHL players ever. Mr. Hockey racked up four Stanley Cups, six Art Ross trophies, six Hart Memorial trophies, and 23 All-Star nods over his 1,767-game career. He amassed 1,850 points during that time, but he also had 1,685 penalty minutes.

Alex Ovechkin is just 11 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL career record, and the spotlight will get brighter with every single one he

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 goals and needs 10 to tie and 11 to break the record.

Crosby now stands behind Steve Yzerman for the No. 9 spot in the NHL's all-time assistant rankings. During his 22-year Hall of Fame career, Yzerman recorded 1,063 assists and 1,755 points in 1,514 games. Entering the matchup against Toronto, Crosby had posted 46 assists (No. 13 in the NHL) and 65 points (No. 21 in the NHL) on the season.

Sam Bennett excelled with a 'Gordie Howe hat trick' in the Florida Panthers' 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators. Bennett's contributions included a

Here's a look at the players with the most career goals in NHL history: Wayne Gretzky: 894 *Alex Ovechkin: 884 Gordie Howe: 801 Jaromir Jagr: 766 Brett Hull: 741 Marcel Dionne: 731 Phil Esposito ...

Ovechkin isn't new to breaking records, he currently tied for most game-winning goals with Jaromir Jagr. Additionally, Ovechkin became the 60th player to record 700 career assists this season, a record also held only by Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jagr, Marcel Dionne and Phil Esposito.

After tying Howe with a secondary assist on Rickard Rakell ... Crosby potted the 611th goal of his NHL tenure, pushing him by former Chicago Black Hawk Bobby Hull for 18th all-time in goals ...