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Ovechkin career goal record chase: Tracker, highlights, more
After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record of 894.  Ovechkin began the 2024-25 season with 853 goals and now has 863.
Strome boosting Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s NHL goals record with Capitals
Trying to retool on the fly by putting younger talent around Ovechkin and their older core, the Capitals signed Strome to a one-year, $3.5 million contract on July 14, 2022, followed by a five-year, $25 million contract ($5 million average annual value) on Feb. 3, 2023.
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin pulls off rare NHL feat last seen in 1980-81
And once again, Alex Ovechkin has played a huge role in helping the Caps get out of the gates fast, and he accomplished something that hasn't been seen in the NHL in over 40 years. Ovechkin has already racked up six goals and seven assists in 10 games,
Hockey Hall of Famer makes his feelings known on Alex Ovechkin chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL scoring record
Alex Ovechkin, seemingly on a nightly basis, inches closer and closer to breaking the all-time goal-scoring record held by Wayne Gretzky.
Ovechkin can break Gretzky's NHL all-time goals record this season, Lindros says
That is certainly true. Ovechkin scored two goals in the Washington Capitals’ 8-1 win against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday to give the forward 863 goals for his NHL career, 31 shy of Gretzky’s career mark of 894. He has scored 10 goals in his first 14 games this season. It took him 45 games to reach double-digits in goals last season.
NHL Star Power Index: Capitals' Alex Ovechkin on goal-scoring tear, Hurricanes' Martin Necas heating up
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Capitals Let Maple Leafs Back In Game, Fall In Overtime

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Chris Tanev believes Auston Matthews could eventually surpass Alex Ovechkin in career goals
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev believes that Auston Matthews could one day overtake Alex Ovechkin as the NHL’s ...
Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin speak out ahead of 70th career NHL matchup
Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin will show once again why they are two of the greatest players in the NHL on Friday.
Ovechkin, McMichael each scores twice as Capitals skate to 8-1 victory over the Blues
Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael each scored two goals Saturday night, sparking the Capitals to an 8-1 victory ...
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Alex Ovechkin is scoring and helping teammates and the Washington Capitals are off to a hot start
Alex Ovechkin is off to a hot start, and so are the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin is scoring at a pace that could get him ...
17 Things: Strome Quietly Rising Up NHL Ranks, How Ovechkin's Scoring So Much, What To Make Of Dubois & Why This Year's Capitals Are Special
Stats-wise, D..C is thriving. The team is averaging the third-most goals per game (4.21 percent), and its 87 percent success ...
Pro hockey is a young man’s game, unless you’re Alex Ovechkin
Think about some of Alex Ovechkin’s contemporaries. Nicklas Backstrom turns 37 this month, and he took his last shift in an ...
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Ovechkin-Crosby rivalry still going strong 20 years later
Crosby and Ovechkin will mark their 20th season of playing against each other when the Penguins (5-8-2) visit the Capitals (9 ...
Malkin scores to help the Penguins beat the Capitals in the 95th game between Crosby and Ovechkin
Evgeni Malkin scored midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 in the ...