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Alex Ovechkin has inched within single digits of overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goals leader after scoring an empty-net goal in the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the ...
Most power play goals in a career Alexander Ovechkin 316; Most empty net goals in a career Alexander Ovechkin 59; Most road (away) goals in a career Alexander Ovechkin 443; Most shots on goal in a career Alexander Ovechkin 6690; Most goals in a career for a single team Alexander Ovechkin 868; Most 40-goal seasons in a career Alexander Ovechkin 13
Ovechkin has now scored 17 goals in his first 20 games of the season, a white-hot run that puts him well on pace to pass Gretzky within the coming weeks. ... NHL top-10 in career goals. 1. Wayne ...
[133] [134] On January 11, 2025, Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in a 4–1 win over the Nashville Predators, making him the second player in NHL history to record 20 consecutive 20-goal seasons, after Gordie Howe. [135] On January 16, Ovechkin recorded the lone goal of the game in a 1–0 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators.
Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Hall of Famer Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Capitals star has 15 goals this season ...
Alexander Ovechkin scored 50 goals for a ninth time in his career during the 2021–22 season. This tied Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy for the record of most all-time seasons. Scoring 50 goals in one season is one of the most celebrated individual achievements in the National Hockey League (NHL). [1]
He also has 134 game-winning goals, two away from breaking Jaromir Jagr's mark (135). Ovechkin has scored on 179 goaltenders and counting, breaking Jagr's record by beating Leevi Merilainen of the Senators for No. 874. Ovechkin has 177 multi-goal games, second to Gretzky (189). Ovechkin earlier this season became the 60th player to record 700 ...
Ovechkin, 39, had missed 16 games after absorbing a leg-on-leg collision during a Nov. 18 game against the Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and scored goals in six of his first 11 games back.