6 days ago · Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 885 goals and needs nine to tie and 10 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by “The Great One” that had long seemed unapproachable.

6 days ago · 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.

3 days ago · Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is 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 Gretzky's record ...

3 days ago · The Russian star is on pace to break Gretzky’s mark of 894, which had long seemed unapproachable, in early April, well before the regular season is over. “What do we need, 10 more (to set the record),” Carbery said. “Ten more. We got this.” Ovechkin now has 321 power-play goals, extending his NHL record, and is one point away from becoming the 11th player to reach 1,600 career points.

5 days ago · Just like with Gretzky, whose record of 894 goals he is closing in on breaking, Ovechkin’s brilliance comes not from one shot but rather the variety with which he has scored over his two-decade ...

2 days ago · Alex Ovechkin is on the cusp of breaking a record that once looked untouchable. Wayne Gretzky racked up 894 goals across his 1,487 regular season games in the NHL, in a career that ended in 1999.

3 days ago · Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal in the third period of the team's 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Wednesday, and he is just 10 goals shy of...

Feb 26, 2025 · Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. After scoring four times over the past two games, Ovechkin has 883 goals and needs 12 to break the record.

Mar 1, 2025 · Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scored his 884th NHL goal Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, moving him within 11 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky ’s record of 894 heading into...

Feb 23, 2025 · Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record took a massive step forward on Sunday. The Washington Capitals forward scored a hat trick in his team's 7-3 win over the...