After scoring the 894th goal of his career to tie Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time goals leader on Friday, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin pointed to The Great One, seated in the owner's box,
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Alex Ovechkin has matched Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by getting to 894. He gets a chance to break it Sunday at the New York Islanders.
Alex Ovechkin is being offered at -115 to break Wayne Gretzky’s record against the Islanders on Sunday afternoon.
Follow along as Alex Ovechkin tries to reach career goal No. 895.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice on Friday to tie Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record of 894 goals. Highlights from the Capitals' win against the Blackhawks.
With his 894th career goal Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks, Ovechkin officially tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL all-time goals record, and whenever the Russian Machine finds the back of the net again, he'll be alone in owning the league record for most goals scored in a career.
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Wayne Gretzky is all aboard the Gr8 Chase train, as he began following Alex Ovechkin on Friday night amid his quest to become the NHL's all-time leading goalscorer.
Alex Ovechkin is one goal behind tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals. The Capitals superstar notched his 893rd career goal -- and his 40th goal of the 2024-25 season -- during the first period of Friday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the NHL all-time goals record with two tallies against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He had the opportunity to go for the hat trick and No. 895 with an empty-netter late in the game,