Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: Capitals star four away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record

The Washington Star Capital, Alex Ovecchkin Nhl History. The legendary striker has already recorded his name in the story, but he continues to pursue the record for the objectives of all Wayne Gretzky.

Now, at the age of 39, Ovecchkin is about to become the leader of the NHL’s goals, and Gretzky’s 894 mark may pass before the end of the season. Currently, the standard of capitals has 891 race goals after he scored his 38th of the season on Tuesday when he ran home a beautiful past by Dylan Strome in a first -period power play against the Bruins.

After Tuesday, the capitals will have eight games in the 2024-25 season. Ovecchkin needs four more goals about this rhythm to achieve Gretzky’s record.

While Ovecchkin is at the beat of the Great One’s record, has a zero margin for an error with the regular season that ends. If Ovecchkin continues to mark at its current pace, there is a chance to break the Gretzky record on the last day of the regular season on April 17.

Get a game of various goals or two a long way to help your possibilities. He has achieved it five times this season, but only once since the end of November. Here is a look at the next capital calendar and how many goals are these opponents per game.

Capital Program coming

• April 1: A Bruins (3.28)
• April 2: In Hurricanes (2.64)
• April 4: vs. Blackhawks (3.59)
• April 6: In Islanders (3.06)

Ovechkin currently has 1,614 total points (891 goals, 723 assists) in his career. On March 9, Ovechkin became the eleventh player in NHL history to reach 1,600 points.

Ovechkin scored 42 goals during the 2022-23 season and scored at least 41 goals in 13 of his 19 seasons of the NHL.

He made history in 2023-24 when he recorded a record of the NHL 18th season of 30 Go, going on 17th by Mike Gartner for honor. He is now up to 19 years old for his career.

CBS Sports will keep track of Ovechkin’s goals throughout the season and keep the tabs about the proximity to which the record of all Gretzky’s time is overshadowed.