Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs six goals to pass Wayne Gretzky for the best goal record in NHL history. With less than a month in the NHL regular season and 889 career goals, Ovechkin has 10 games left to score the six goals he needs to pass Greetzky this season. The 39-year-old will be scoreless on his final outing and will have the next opportunity to add his target totals when the Capitals host the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday, March 30th.
Ovechkin breaks Gretzky’s record this season:
Yes (-120) No (-105)
The chance for a Russian winger to break this season’s record Soaked in 62% It follows Thursday’s game, according to data compiled by Sportsline.
How to score Ovechkin’s 895th goal:
Even strength (-220), power play (+165), short hand (+5000)
Ovechkin scored 27 equally-intensive goals this season, compared to nine of his power plays. He has not scored a penalty kill goal since the 2021-22 season.
Team Ovechkin scores the 895th goal:
Ovechkin scored six goals in his last 10 matches for Columbus on November 2nd. The Capitals have two more games scheduled against CBJ this season, giving the captains more opportunities to score against them. Washington also has two games that will compete against New York Islanders, the Carolina Hurricane and the Columbus Blue Jacket.
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