Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history Sunday against the New York Islanders by beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play in the second period. Ovechkin had never scored on Sorokin before, making … Read more
Alex Ovechkin cracked a Bud Light and casually took a sip as nearby fans chanted, “Ovi! Ovi!” He was soon joined by Wayne Gretzky to put the two greatest goal-scorers in NHL history side by side. At this moment, they are tied at 894 goals apiece after Ovechkin scored twice Friday night to match Gretzky’s … Read more
Hockey ·Breaking Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Capitals star reaches 40 goals for 14th time in 20 seasons with Gretzky in attendance Stephen Whyno · The Associated Press · Posted: Apr 04, 2025 7:33 PM EDT | … Read more
Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal, moving him three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, but rookie Jackson Blake scored twice to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday night and clinch a playoff spot. Logan Stankoven, Seth Jarvis and Sean Walker also scored for the Hurricanes, who qualified … Read more
For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn’t such a sweet moment; in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record didn’t matter much to the 39-year-old after an 8-5 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. “Right now, we lost three in a row,” Ovechkin said. “It’s … Read more
For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn’t such a sweet moment; in fact, moving five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record didn’t matter much to the 39-year-old after an 8-5 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. “Right now, we lost three in a row,” Ovechkin said. “It’s … Read more
Hockey Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. The 39-year-old Russian star has 34 goals on the season Josh Dubow · The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 15, 2025 7:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin … Read more
Hockey ·New Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin’s goal against Seattle Kraken help extend Capitals’ winning streak to 4 Stephen Whyno · The Associated Press · Posted: Mar 09, 2025 6:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute … Read more
Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals’ game against New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. The Capitals’ captain scored as he knocked in a loose puck from the left side with 9:32 left in the third period … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 goals and needs 10 to tie and 11 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by … Read more
