The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs eight goals in the team's final 15 regular season games to break Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career goals. That's a pace of 0.53 goals a game and 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 ...

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky's all-time record of 894 goals. With 885 goals already scored and 20 games left in the season, Ovechkin needs just 10 more to surpass the record. Capitals ...

NEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals' game against New York Rangers on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), moving nine away from ...

Alex Ovechkin is nearing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career goals but prioritizes his team's success. With 885 goals, he is just 10 away from tying the record. Ovechkin's focus remains on team ...

Ovechkin's current rate of 0.70 goals per game this season puts him on pace to break Gretzky's record when the Capitals play the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on April 6. Washington has 20 games ...