Ovechkin scores 893rd career goal to move 1 away from tying Gretzky's NHL record

The Associated Press

· Posted: Apr 04, 2025 7:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd vocation extremity to determination 1 backmost of tying and 2 distant from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Ovechkin bushed Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' location crippled against Chicago on Friday night. He moved person to making hockey past with Gretzky successful attendance for the archetypal clip during the chase.

Scoring successful a 4th consecutive game, Ovechkin reached 40 goals for a 14th clip successful 20 seasons, which is the astir successful league history. The Eastern Conference-leading Capitals person six games near successful the regular play with a sojourn to the New York Islanders up adjacent Sunday.