Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of season. The Capitals standout currently has 883 career goals after scoring Washington's only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington

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 “The Great One” that had long seemed unapproachable.

Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. The Washington Capitals captain beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period on Saturday.

The Washington captain, who scored Saturday, has 31 goals this season and needs 11 more with 22 games left to become the NHL's all-time leader. Ovechkin scored 15 times in his first 18 games before suffering a fractured left fibula during a Nov.

While Gretzky’s status is secure, his scoring record is not. At the end of February, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin trailed Gretzky by just 11 goals, putting him in line to potentially pass Gretzky by the end of the 2024-25 season.

Senators goalie Linus Ullmark prevented Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin from inching closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record with an incredible save on Monday.

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on greatness. The Washington Capitals star needs just a few more goals to break the NHL's hallowed scoring record held by "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin scored the Capitals' lone goal in a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career late in the Washington Capitals’ 3-1 loss to the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, moving 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is getting closer and closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's prestigious NHL record.