Alex Ovechkin is on the verge of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record, needing just nine more goals. He plans to retire from the NHL in 2026 and return to Russia, while also focusing ...

March 5 - Washington Capitals star captain Alex Ovechkin is turning his pursuit of the NHL record for goals scored into a fundraiser for pediatric cancer. Ovechkin announced Wednesday the founding ...

Superstar winger Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal on Sunday, but he might not score many more goals wearing a Washington Capitals jersey. Ovechkin has suggested that his time in the NHL ...

Alex Ovechkin now stands just nine goals away from ... Flyer With only 10 goals left to cross the Gretzky mark, the fever pitch leading up to the feat is now almost unbearable.

Because with nine more goals, Alex Ovechkin will break ... on Tuesday at the Honda Center before meeting the Kings on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. If Ovechkin, who ranks in the top five in ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored ... I’m hopeful of that.” With Ovechkin closing in on passing Gretzky but still double digits away, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said before the game ...

Alex Ovechkin's goal-scoring chase of Wayne Gretzky just got even better. Ovechkin is partnering with ESPN commentator Dick Vitale and the V Foundation to raise money for pediatric cancer research ...

However, that record is about to go down. Let's check out the odds on whether Washington's Alex Ovechkin will score his 895th goal this season, and against which squad he will accomplish the feat ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin enters the stretch drive needing nine goals in the team's final 16 regular season games to break Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career goals. That's a pace of ...

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record of 894 in early April, a few weeks before the regular season is over. Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty ...