Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games. Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record, having scored 872 times in 1,451 games through Wednesday night. That's a combined 2,938 ...

Ovechkin scored his team's fifth goal in Saturday's 7-4 win over the New York Rangers to push his career total to 872. He is now 23 shy of breaking Gretzky's mark of 894 that many NHL observers ...

Alex Overchkin earlier joined the elite circle of players with 700 goals and 700 assists. ALEX OVECHKIN of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all ...

Jan 4, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) scores a goal on New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) in the third period at Capital One ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 871 goals and needs 24 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is chasing the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin entered the season 42 goals short of breaking a record that long seemed ...

Alex Ovechkin and Marc-André Fleury shared a funny moment during Thursday’s game between the Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild. In the second period, Ovechkin scored his 18th goal of the ...

If you started watching the Washington Capitals season on Thursday, there would be little to indicate captain Alex Ovechkin had missed 40 days and 16 games with a fractured left fibula.

WASHINGTON – Marc-Andre Fleury figures Alex Ovechkin probably owes him for helping Ovechkin close in on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. After all, no goaltender has been scored on more ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin moved another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record by scoring on Marc-Andre Fleury again. The Washington Capitals captain scored his 871st ...