Alex Ovechkin has 26 goals this season and 879 career goals. The Washington Capitals captain is now 16 away from breaking ...

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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky.

And with that, the Russian sniper is just 20 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record. Expand Tweet It was Ovechkin's 22nd goal of the season in just 32 games, and the 39-year-old is up ...

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894 during the 2024-25 regular season. The Capitals standout currently has 875 career ...

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Wayne Gretzky had Dave Semenko on his line often enough to represent a nuclear deterrent, but the NHL isn’t a league that allows this anymore. Targeting team’s best players? Oh hell, all day. You ...

Alex Ovechkin continues to gain ground on Wayne Gretzky in his pursuit of The Great One's all-time scoring record. The 39-year-old netted his 21st goal of the season during overtime on Thursday ...

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record. The Great One's mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was ...

Ovi needs just 22 goals to overtake Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer with 895. Not only is Ovechkin on pace to break the record, he’s also trending to do it ahead of ...