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

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

He is now 21 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 ... Thompson, making his third straight start with Charlie Lindgren on injured reserve, improved to 20-2-3 on the season.

The Capitals star forward is 25 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894. Nic Dowd had the other Capitals goal. Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves but Washington remained one point ...

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

Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 30 saves on 33 shots ... leaving him just 24 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894. The strike came late in the second period and was the 28th ...

He proceeded to score a power play goal at the 6:44 mark of the first—beating Caps goaltender Charlie Lindgren with ... bringing him 24 shy of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record.

Boldy rebounded after hitting the post late in overtime by wristing a shot past Charlie Lindgren in the ... which is 24 shy of breaking Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.