With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

The simulation factors for Ovechkin’s expected scoring pace (36.8 goals per 82), who he plays with and where. Based on those factors, Ovechkin currently has a 15 percent chance of finishing the ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 876 goals and needs 19 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

Now closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record, the 39-year-old Ovechkin is now playing against many of those ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 18 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) reacts after his goal next to center Dylan Strome (17) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets, Saturday ...

OTTAWA, CANADA - JANUARY 30: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals scores a powerplay goal against the Ottawa Senators during the third period at Canadian Tire Centre on January 30, 2025 in ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals ...

Jan 23, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) reacts after scoring an empty net goal against the Seattle Kraken during the third period at Climate Pledge ...

Washington Capitals and NHL superstar Alex Ovechkin is on the cusp of breaking a scoring record many believed would never be broken: the 894 goals scored by Wayne Gretzky over his illustrious career.