Ovechkin career goal record chase: Tracker, highlights, more
Follow along as the Capitals star chases down Wayne Gretzky's record, including highlights of each goal and the upcoming schedule.
Where Ovechkin sits in chase for NHL goals record
Now sitting 12 goals back of the all-time NHL record, here is the latest on Alex Ovechkin's chase for history.
Ovechkin, Capitals to resume play with Gretzky goals chase as main event
Ovechkin will resume play when the Washington Capitals visit the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby (a game-time decision after returning from playing for Canada at 4 Nations) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday (3 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN360, TVAS) with 879 goals in his 20 NHL seasons.
Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal, moves 10 back of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record
Ovechkin beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period after getting stopped twice by him earlier.
Alex Ovechkin scores No. 884, but Caps’ skid reaches season-worst three
Washington avoided a shutout when Ovechkin scored late to move within 11 goals of surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, but Tampa Bay prevailed, 3-1.
Ovechkin scores goal No. 883 in Capitals' loss to Flames
WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 883rd NHL goal in the Washington Capitals' 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Five goals in last four games
Ovechkin is now just 11 goals from passing Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's all-time goal scorer. He has 884. He scored on a wrist shot from the slot through a screen late in the third period to cut the Bolts lead to 2-1.
Alex Ovechkin vs. Wayne Gretzky: NHL Scoring Record Odds
There’s Wayne Gretzky, and then there’s everyone else. In his 20-year career, the four-time Stanley Cup champion amassed the most goals (894), assists (1,963) and points (2,857) in NHL history. He’s known as “The Great One.
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin is on his way toward history - Plan your trip to see him play in Washington, D.C.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is having another terrific season. So much so that he is well on his way to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s seemingly untouchable record of 894 goals. The former first-overall pick missed a few weeks this season due to an injury.
Despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th goal, Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 for their 8th win in a row
Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced behind a remarkable tight-checking team effort and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday.
Alex Ovechkin is playing fewer minutes as the Caps focus on quality not quantity
Through 42 games, Ovechkin is averaging 17:45 per game. He has 30 goals this season and is charging toward Wayne Gretzky’s ...
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Ovechkin notches hat trick as Capitals dominate Oilers in first home game in two weeks
Now atop the NHL standings, Washington’s players, coaches and fans reckoned with history on Sunday as captain Alex Ovechkin scored ... Capitals defender John Carlson notched a pair of assists ...