Ovechkin is now 23 shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894 goals that many NHL observers thought would stand as one of the game's most unbreakable records.
How many career goals does Alex Ovechkin have? Ovechkin has 872 career goals. How many goals does Ovechkin need to pass Gretzky? Ovechkin needs 23 goals to break Gretzky's record.
1991 — Wayne Gretzky scores three goals, including his 700th, as the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 6-3.
One of the primary story lines of this NHL season has been Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record. Over the first month of the season ...
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 868 goals after scoring 15 in the first 18 games this season.
The Sabres (14-21-5) remained last in the Eastern Conference and finished their road trip 1-2-1. Buffalo was outshot in the ...
On Monday, Gretzky said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Ovechkin get ‘a little bit nervous’ in those final days. “He’s human, he’ll get a little bit nervous near the end,” said ...
MANALAPAN, Fla. — Wayne Gretzky and the entire NHL are gearing up to watch perhaps the game’s greatest record fall. Even though Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of goal scoring immortality is on hold ...
As Alex Ovechkin inches closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record, the "Great One” has shared both encouragement and a bit of forewarning for the Washington Capitals star.