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Ovechkin on track to break Gretzky’s NHL career goals record – NBC4 Washington
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky.
Ovechkin has 871 goals and needs 24 to set a new record.
Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking a record by “The Great One” that long seemed unapproachable. The 39-year-old Russian is in his 20th NHL season and was on pace to get to 895 in February before breaking his left leg in a shin-on-shin collision in November. He missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto in the Capitals’ first game out of the Christmas break.
Alex Ovechkin’s last goal scored
Ovechkin scored a power-play goal in the second period Thursday night against Minnesota, his 28th in 47 games against Marc-Andre Fleury. That’s the most of any of the goaltenders Ovechkin has scored on.
What records does Ovechkin already have?
Ovechkin already owns the NHL records for power-play goals and shots on goal.
He also has 132 game-winning goals, four away from breaking Jaromir Jagr’s mark (135). Ovechkin has scored on 178 different goaltenders and counting, tying Jagr. Ovechkin has 177 multi-goal games, second to Gretzky (189).
Ovechkin earlier this season became the 60th player to record 700 career assists. He joined Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jagr, Marcel Dionne and Phil Esposito as the only players with 700 goals and 700 assists.
Who are the NHL’s leading scorers?
Ovechkin, after climbing past Mike Gartner (708), Esposito (717), Dionne (731), Brett Hull (741) and Jagr (766), scored goal No. 802 on Dec. 23, 2022, to move into second all time behind Gretzky (894).
Who previously held the career goals record?
Gretzky has held the record since scoring his 802nd goal on March 23, 1994, to pass Howe. He added 92 more before retiring in 1999 after a total of 1,487 games over 20 seasons.
Gretzky holds 55 NHL records and even if his goals mark falls to Ovechkin — which he has said he is excited about — two seem truly untouchable: 2,857 total points and 1,963 assists, which is more than anyone else has in goals and assists combined.
In a historic pursuit of greatness, Alexander Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record. With each goal he scores, Ovechkin inches closer to etching his name in the record books as the greatest goal scorer of all time.
Ovechkin, who currently plays for the Washington Capitals, has already solidified himself as one of the greatest players in NHL history. His lethal shot, physicality, and unwavering determination have made him a force to be reckoned with on the ice.
Gretzky’s record of 894 career goals has stood for decades as the benchmark for greatness in the NHL. But Ovechkin, with his relentless scoring prowess, is poised to surpass that milestone and etch his name in hockey history.
As Ovechkin continues to light the lamp and rack up goals, fans and analysts alike are eagerly watching to see if he can achieve the seemingly impossible feat of breaking Gretzky’s record. With each goal, Ovechkin moves one step closer to hockey immortality.
Only time will tell if Ovechkin can achieve this remarkable feat, but one thing is certain – he is a player who has the talent, drive, and determination to make history. Stay tuned as Ovechkin continues his quest to break Gretzky’s NHL career goals record.
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