Alex Ovechkin goals record: Capitals star scores early against Blackhawks, moves within one of Wayne Gretzky
Alex Ovechkin goals record: Capitals star scores early against Blackhawks, moves within one of Wayne Gretzky
Alex Ovechkin is one of the goals to tie Wayne Gretzky’s Nhl Register of 894 Career Objectives. The Capital Superestrella pointed to its 893rd career goal and its 40th goal of the 2024-25-25-25-day-to-day season against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The capitals of striker Dylan Strome Feed Ovecchkin from behind the network and Ovechkin started a timer who took the post before bouncing the Blackhawks goalkeeper Spencer Knight on the net.
Here are the first five places on the NHL story list:
- Wayne Gretzky, 894
- Alex Ovechkin, 893
- Gordie Howe, 801
- Jaromir Jag
- Brett Hull, 741
Ovecchkin is more than 370 goals from the nearest active player Sidney Crosby.
Although Ovechkin is one of the goals to tie Gretzky’s career brand, he expanded one of the records he already has with his 40th account of the season. It is its 14th season of 40 goals, two more than anyone. Only Gretzky (12), Mario Lemieux (10) and Marcel Dionne (10) have had at least 10 seasons. Ovechkin, again, has a massive advantage over the nearest active player: Steven Stamkos has seven seasons of 40 goals.
In addition, Ovechkin, 39, is the second older NHL player with a 40 -goal season; Howe had 44 goals in 1968-69, his 40-year campaign.
Ovechkin’s season has been even more impressive considering circumstances. In November, he Broke his left fibula After a Shin-on-shin collision with Jack McBain, and lost more than a month (16 games) with the injury. From the true fashion of Ovecchkin, he scored in each of his first two games after returning, and this pace has continued. The 2.2 goals of Ovechkin for 60 minutes are at the rate of being a maximum of race, and it is also at the pace of their highest goals per play rate since 2019-20.
In addition, Ovechkin’s goals have not been empty statistics. The capitals, the only team that has ever played, were the first teams of the NHL to get a playoff baga, and are currently running the Eastern Conference.
With Gretzky now just two goals of gretzky, here is the one below for Ovechkin and Washington:
