Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward ...

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington ...

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th National Hockey League goal in a 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin continues to inch closer to taking possession of one of the NHL’s most impressive ...

Alex Ovechkin is already in the midst of a historic season, but the Washington Capitals legend continues to prove why he’s the best goal scorer in NHL history. While chasing down Wayne Gretzky ...

On Thursday night in Ottawa, Ovechkin beat Leevi Merilainen with a snap shot from the left face-off circle at 3:07 of overtime, giving the Washington ... more to match Wayne Gretzky’s all ...

The Washington Capitals spent most of Thursday ... puts him just 21 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894. Goaltender Logan Thompson stopped all 24 shots he faced for ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record ... Knuble played with Alex Ovechkin from 2009 to 2012 with the Washington Capitals. In an article by ESPN on Thursday, Knuble ...