Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 875 goals and needs 20 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the ...
Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to breakGretzky'srecord of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Washington captain has 22 goals this season, with 34 games left.