Alex Ovechkin is just a handful of goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record. Will he break it before the end of the NHL season?

Ovechkin has scored his 891 goals in 1,484 games during 20 NHL seasons with Washington, which selected him with the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NHL Draft. Gretzky scored his 894 goals in 1,487 games during 20 NHL seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers before retiring after the 1998-99 season.

TNT Sports will showcase the Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin as his #Gr8Chase toward breaking the NHL’s career goal-scoring record – now just five away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s mark – moves forward this week.

Boston Bruins' David Pastrnak reflects on Alex Ovechkin’s legendary scoring ability as the Washington Capitals star inches closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record.

Alexander Ovechkin is on the cusp of breaking the “unbreakable.” Ovechkin scored the 890th goal of his career against the Sabres on Sunday, meaning he is five goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record of 894,

In this edition, former Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato writes about Alex Ovechkin, who is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 as the Washington Capitals visit the Boston Bruins on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NESN, TVAS2, SN1).

Opponent for Alex Ovechkin's 895th regular season career goal In 2024/25 regular season: The least profitable bet here is the one where Ovechkin doesn't score the milestone this season, but a.) that's no fun and b.