Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky.

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has now moved within 23 goals of catching Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history.

At this point, the record falling looks imminent. But when? Now that's an interesting and possibly infuriating question.

Wayne Gretzky was born on January 26, 1961, in Brantford, Ontario. The 63-year-old is a Canadian icon whose spectacular career saw him amass several National Hockey League records including the most ...

Connor McDavid capped off his 2024 calendar year in style, passing Edmonton Oilers legend Mark Messier for the third-most ...

Ovechkin is 23 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history and scored again in a wild 7-4 victory over the New York Rangers. Postgame, he was asked — as was to be expected ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored in the third period of the Capitals' 7-4 win over the New York Rangers on ...

The NHL in 2024 saw Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid do something only Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux have ever done.

Ryan Hartman scored for the first time in a month and a half and assisted on Rossi’s tying goal, and Yakov Trenin scored a ...

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 ...

Marc-Andre Fleury figures Alex Ovechkin probably owes him for helping Ovechkin close in on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is ready to resume his chase of Wayne Gretzky's goal record after missing 16 games ...