Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record of 894. Ovechkin needs 24 more goals to surpass Gretzky's long-standing mark.
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky .Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking a record by “The Great One” that long seemed unapproachable. The 39-year-old Russian is in his 20th NHL season and was on pace to get to 895 in February before breaking his left leg in a shin-on-shin collision in November. He missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto in the Capitals' first game out of the Christmas break.
He also has 132 game-winning goals, four away from breaking Jaromir Jagr's mark . Ovechkin has scored on 178 different goaltenders and counting, tying Jagr. Ovechkin has 177 multi-goal games, second to Gretzky . Ovechkin earlier this season became the 60th player to record 700 career assists. He joined Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jagr, Marcel Dionne and Phil Esposito as the only players with 700 goals and 700 assists.Ovechkin, after climbing past Mike Gartner , Esposito , Dionne , Brett Hull and Jagr , scored goal No. 802 on Dec. 23, 2022, to move into second all time behind Gretzky .Gretzky has held the record since scoring his 802nd goal on March 23, 1994, to pass Howe.
Gretzky holds 55 NHL records and even if his goals mark falls to Ovechkin — which he has said he is excited about — two seem truly untouchable: 2,857 total points and 1,963 assists, which is more than anyone else has in goals and assists combined.
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