Wayne Gretzky will be present as Alex Ovechkin approaches breaking his record of 894 career goals, with NHL planning a special celebration. Ovechkin, with only eight goals left and 16 games remaining,

Ovi is just nine goals away from breaking Gretzky's scoring record. Will he do it this season? And if so, against which team will he do it? See the odds.

Crosby doesn't think about it much, but he is on pace to pass Gretzky's record for most consecutive NHL seasons averaging a point per game.

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Alex Ovechkin has inched within single digits of overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goals leader after scoring an empty-net goal in the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday.

While Gretzky’s status is secure, his scoring record is not. At the end of February, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin trailed Gretzky by just 11 goals, putting him in line to potentially pass Gretzky by the end of the 2024-25 season.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to score the most NHL regular-season goals, but he trails Kings great Wayne Gretzky in other ways.

Alex Ovechkin just keeps inching closer and closer to NHL history as he chases down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. The Washington Capitals ' 39-year-old star has been on fire all season, making it clear it's no longer a question of if he'll break the record — it's when, even after suffering a broken leg earlier in the season.