Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky and NHL

How many goals away is Alex Ovechkin from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record?
Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin needed 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career tallies. After scoring goal No. 875 on January 23, Ovechkin now needs just 20 goals to pass Gretzky for the NHL’s record.
Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: Capitals star 20 away from passing Wayne Gretzky for all-time NHL record
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but there's one more still to go that could put him in the pantheon of all-time greats.
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin resumes Wayne Gretzky chase with 875th NHL goal
Alex Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for nearly 57 minutes in a 3-0 Washington Capitals win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night — but The Great Eight found a way to do what he does best just before the final buzzer.
Kraken fans get chance to watch Alex Ovechkin as he closes in on hallowed record
With the Capitals in town Thursday night, Kraken fans get an up-close view of Alex Ovechkin as he closes in on Wayne Gretzky's record for goals scored.
Ovechkin moves within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record , Capitals beat Kraken 3-0
Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Friday night for their sixth straight vi
When Could Ovechkin Pass Gretzky? Capitals Captain Leads NHL In Goals Per Game & Coming Off Yet Another Record: 'It's Pretty Cool'
At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best goal-scoring pace in the NHL. Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days.
Alex Ovechkin scores 875th NHL goal
Alex Ovechkin scores in the third period and is now 20 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky on the NHL's all-time list.
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NHL Nugget: Wayne Gretzky Becomes Fastest Player To 50 Goals This Day In 1981
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Milestone Monday heads to Dec. 30, 1981, when Wayne Gretzky had a night to remember with the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky scored five goals against the ...
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SI:AM | Where Alex Ovechkin’s Pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s Goals Record Stands Now
One of the primary story lines of this NHL season has been Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record. Over the first month of the season ...
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Ranking the best and worst games for Alex Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky’s goals record
Ovechkin returned to the Washington lineup on Friday, needing 27 goals to pass Wayne Gretzky for the all-time ... build toward the fall of arguably the greatest individual record in the sport ...
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Meet the only NHL teammate of both Ovechkin and Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career ... contrast and analyze the two greatest goal scorers in NHL history as teammates. KNUBLE WAS DRAFTED 76th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in ...
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Alex Ovechkin career goal tracker: How close is the Capitals captain to breaking Wayne Gretzky's record
and it's the greatest one of them all. 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 ...
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Ovechkin tours Oilers Hall of Fame, focused on catching Gretzky
Ovechkin was also taken up to Gretzky's restaurant, Studio 99 inside Rogers Place, where he posed with one of the many ...
Leon Draisaitl ties Wayne Gretzky on Oilers all-time list during loss to Capitals
Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl scored his 29th goal in the first five minute of a game in a 3-2 loss to the ...