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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 873 goals and needs 22 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the ...
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. The Great Eight is within striking ...
40-goal seasons: 13, a record. Alex Ovechkin empty-net goals. Ovechkin has a record 61 empty-net goals, but Gretzky is up there, too, with 56. Ovechkin passed Gretzky in that category last season.
On 9 April, Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season on Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon for his 18th 30-goal campaign, passing Mike Gartner for most 30-goal seasons in NHL history. [126] He finished the 2023–24 season with 31 goals, 34 assists and 65 points in 79 games played.
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 868 goals after scoring 15 in the first 18 games this season. He needs 27 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking a record by “The Great One” that long seemed unapproachable.
Most 30-or-more goal seasons: Alexander Ovechkin, 18; Most consecutive 30-or-more goal seasons: Mike Gartner (1979–1994) Jaromir Jagr (1991–2007) and Alexander Ovechkin (2005–2020), 15; Most 40-or-more goal seasons: Alexander Ovechkin, 13; Most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons: Wayne Gretzky (1979–1991), 12
He has 868 career goals, leaving him 27 goals shy of breaking Gretzky's record of 894, which has stood since 1999. Ovechkin had been the NHL's hottest player at the time of his injury.
Ovechkin needs 27 goals to break Gretzky's record. How many goals does Alex Ovechkin have this season? Ovechkin has 15 goals and 10 assists in 18 games. That is a 68-goal pace, though that figure ...