Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: ‘The Great Eight’ scores goal No. 895 to break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record
Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has broken an NHL record that many thought was unbreakable.The 39-year-old Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894 on Sunday afternoon. "The Great One" scored his final goal on March 29, 1999. "The Great Eight" has five more games before the end of the 2024-25 season to add to his now-record total.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOvechkin entered this season with 853 career NHL goals and started off red hot with 15 goals in his first 18 games. A broken fibula in November took him out of the lineup for almost five weeks, but when he returned to the Capitals he didn't miss a beat with four goals in his first five games back from injury.Ovechkin's latest goal, No. 895 of his career, came against the New York Islanders on Sunday with Gretzky and NHL commissioner Gary […]