Alex Ovechkin is off to a hot start, and so are the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin is scoring at a pace that could get him past Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record this season.

And once again, Alex Ovechkin has played a huge role in helping the Caps get out of the gates fast, and he accomplished something that hasn't been seen in the NHL in over 40 years. Ovechkin has already racked up six goals and seven assists in 10 games,

Gretzky has held the record since since March 23, 1994, when he leaped over his idol Gordie Howe (801). Ovechkin is hoping to get more texts from the Great One, maybe some advice as he gets closer to breaking the record. “I hope when it’s going to be close, he’ll give me some advice,” Ovechkin said. “But not yet.”

Nine games into the Washington Capitals' season, Alex Ovechkin is scoring at a rate that would put him past Wayne Gretzky as soon as this spring. Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens,

Alex Ovechkin scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 5-3 win against the visiting New York Rangers on Tuesday.

The Rangers got goals from Will Cuylle 58 seconds after Ovechkin’s first, Chris Kreider on the power play and Filip Chytil on a deflection but could not give Shesterkin enough support.

The Washington Capitals have built a solid 5-1-0 start to kick off the 2024-25 season. After a surprise appearance in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Capital

On Wednesday, Ovechkin notched career goal No. 855, helping seal a Capitals' 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. The future Hall of Famer now needs only 39 goals to tie and 40 goals to jump ahead of Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history (894).