Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin needed 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career tallies. After scoring goal No.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward ...
Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The ...
He entered 2019-20 with 658 career goals. Since then, Ovechkin has passed Luc Robitaille (668), Teemu Selanne (684), Mario Lemieux (690), Steve Yzerman (692) and Mark Messier (694) on the all-time ...
At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best ...
The Capitals captain is a team player through and through, coach Spencer Carbery said. Washington Capitals captain Alex ...
Ovechkin was on pace for 68 goals in 2024-25. This would not only push him well past Gretzky’s mark, but it would also be a new career best for Ovechkin. His career high for goals in a single ...
Likewise, Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s record doesn’t have to distract from the organization’s seemingly attainable goal of being one of the league’s best teams, a unit capable of ...
Alex Ovechkin's chase for the NHL career goals record has made him, and the Washington Capitals, the NHL's hottest bet.
Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they ...
Ovechkin was also taken up to Gretzky's restaurant, Studio 99 inside Rogers Place, where he posed with one of the many ...