Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin needed 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career tallies. After scoring goal No.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record to help the ...

"The Great Eight" is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky — then with ...

Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Lars Eller and Nic Dowd each scored a goal early in the third period and captain Alex Ovechkin added career goal No. 878, ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the Washington Capitals' win over the Florida Panthers on ...

The ban, a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, means it’s decreasingly likely the Capitals star will get to play in the ...

Alex Ovechkin has been regarded as one of the best goal-scorers of this generation. However, he is well on his way to ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has ...