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

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TORONTO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin’s record chase is back on. His empty-net goal for the Washington Capitals in Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs wasn’t the most challenging goal ...

Ovechkin started this streak during his 2005-06 rookie campaign and has never gone a single season without scoring at least ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin ...

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games. Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record, having scored 872 times in 1,451 games through Wednesday night. That's a combined 2,938 ...

Ovechkin scored his team's fifth goal in Saturday's 7-4 win over the New York Rangers to push his career total to 872. He is now 23 shy of breaking Gretzky's mark of 894 that many NHL observers ...

Alex Overchkin earlier joined the elite circle of players with 700 goals and 700 assists. ALEX OVECHKIN of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne ...