Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start before missing time with an injury in December and slowing down a bit since his return.

Ovechkin suffered an unfortunate lower-body injury in the contest against the Utah Hockey Club. Ovechkin did not finish the game and was later ruled out on a week-to-week basis while he gets ...

Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has been a role model his whole career and that goes beyond Washington and Russia.

Unfortunately, star left wing Alex Ovechkin suffered a leg injury scare during the game’s third period, which resulted in him being ruled out to be evaluated on a week-to-week status.

With that said, a recent injury could impact his ability to pass the record. Ovechkin has made scoring goals look easy in the NHL ever since he arrived in North America from Russia. In his ...

Washington struggled mightily early but tied the score late in the third period before Utah won, 5-4, in the final game ...

A once seemingly unbreakable NHL record could fall as early as the 2024-25 season thanks to the goal-scoring prowess of Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin ... games due to injury since ...

At 39, Ovechkin is now at 874 NHL goals in 1,455 games. He needs 20 more to match Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894, and 21 to set a new standard. Not even the most serious injury of ...