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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after his goal with his son Sergei during the ...

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record, with just 6 more needed to surpass the milestone. Meanwhile, Heritage Auctions is featuring three game-worn Ovechkin jerseys ...

Alex Ovechkin is inching ever closer to NHL history, but the Washington Capitals’ skid continued Sunday afternoon with a loss to the lottery-bound Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres entered Capital One ...

Ovechkin is getting closer than ever to Wayne Gretzky now. The Great One with the undefeatable career NHL goals! 894! Alex Ovechkin is at 889, just 6 career NHL goals away from Wayne Gretzky ...

Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin Pay Respect To Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury After The Game <b>ST. PAUL -</b> Marc-Andre Fleury did not start in the Minnesota Wild's game against the Washington ...

Alex Ovechkin has scored career goal No. 890 for the Washington Capitals, putting him five away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894. Ovechkin scored the goal in the third ...

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 — 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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record after scoring the 890th of his career in the Washington Capitals' 8-5 loss Sunday to the Buffalo Sabres.

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 ...