Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin had 853 goals, just 41 back of Gretzky’s all-time number. To break the record this season, Ovechkin will need 42 goals; just over half a goal per game on average. Through eight games of the Capitals season, Ovechkin has scored four goals.Perfectly ...
Gretzky made history as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer onMar. 23, 1994, surpassing Gordie Howe's record. Thirty years later, Ovechkin is closing in on breaking Gretzky's record of 894 goals, with 26 more to go. On Tuesday, theCapitals announcedtheir captain will be out "week t...
After 19 years in the NHL, Ovechkin is just 42 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894 career tallies. If things go well, Ovechkin could easily secure the record by the end of the 2024-25 season. While the record will likely be his one day, Ovechkin believ...
WASHINGTON-- Alex Ovechkin scored career goals 855 and 856 less than two minutes apart, and the Washington Capitals beat theNew York Rangers5-3 on Tuesday night in a back-and-forth showcase of the sport. Ovechkin moved 38 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, scoring ...
Alex Ovechkin scored twice as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3. Ovechkin's 856th and 857th goals put him 38 back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record.
Summary Alex Ovechkin has played 20 seasons for the Capitals. He has 872 goals, 708 assists and a plus-minus of +58 in 1,451 games. He has won 3 Hart Trophies, the Calder Trophy, 1 Conn Smythe Trophy and 1 Stanley Cup.Latest Performance Alex Ovechkin...
Alex Ovechkin has scored on 175 different goaltenders climbing all the way to second on the NHL career goals list.
Washington CapitalsstarAlex Ovechkinshattered a Wayne Gretzky NHL goals record in Saturday's win over theBoston Bruins-- although not the one Ovechkin hopes to break soon. Ovechkin's empty-net goal at 19:33 of the third period was the 57th of his career, breaking a tie with Gretzky for...
Spin: In addition to notching career goal 874, Ovechkin's overtime tally against Senators goaltender Leevi Merilainen marks the 179th different goaltender that the "Great 8" has scored against, a new NHL record. The 39-year-old is up to 21 goals and 33 points in 29 games.Find...
Alex Ovechkin Ovechkin is already the greatest goal-scorer of the 21st century, with a chance to overtake Wayne Gretzky's 894 goals for No. 1 in NHL history. He scored his 30th goal for an NHL-record 18th season to pass Mike Gartner, who reached the milestone in 17 of his 19 NHL sea...