The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 5 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Ovechkin finished the 2023-24 NHL season with 853 career goals, putting him 42 goals away from the record. At the start of the current campaign, there were some doubts that Ovechkin would break ...

Wayne Gretzky's long-standing goal record of 894 career goals is on the verge of being broken by Alex Ovechkin. With 889 goals so far, Ovechkin is just six goals away, showcasing remarkable ...

Alex Ovechkin scored in the third period on Sunday afternoon against the Buffalo Sabres, putting him another step closer to becoming the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. It was career goal No ...

Years before it became obvious that Alex Ovechkin was going to smash the NHL’s all-time goals record, he had an unbroken five-season run leading the league in power-play goals. The 101 pucks he ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break ...

Read our editorial standards for more information. Alexander Ovechkin is on the cusp of breaking the “unbreakable.” Ovechkin scored the 890th goal of his career against the Sabres on Sunday ...

Marc-Andre Fleury reflects on the goals he conceded to Alexander Ovechkin and lauds Ovechkin's chance to break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record. Ovechkin, with 889 career goals, is just six goals ...

In this edition, former Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato writes about Alex Ovechkin, who is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 as the Washington Capitals visit the Boston ...

Alex Ovechkin moved one step closer to NHL history on Sunday, scoring his 890th career goal in the Washington Capitals’ 8–5 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The 39-year-old deflected Rasmus ...

WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin didn’t have much interest in talking about scoring his 890th goal on Sunday. The goal, which moved Ovechkin within five of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 ...