Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is without doubt one of the most heralded gamers in NHL historical past. The legendary ahead already has a ton of information on the NHL historical past books, however he is nonetheless chasing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time objectives document.

Ovechkin is on the verge of changing into the NHL’s all-time objectives chief, and he can cross Gretzky’s mark of 894 earlier than the top of season. The Capitals standout presently has 882 profession objectives after posting a hat trick towards the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, so he must rack up 13 extra objectives within the group’s remaining 25 video games as a way to prime Gretzky’s document this season.

The 2023-24 marketing campaign proved to be a mortal one for Ovechkin the place scored 31 objectives, his lowest complete in a full-length season since he netted 32 within the 2012-13 season. Ovechkin did have simply 24 objectives in 2020-21, however that season was shortened as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

Ovechkin scored 42 objectives in the course of the 2022-23 season, and has tallied not less than 41 objectives in 13 of his 19 NHL seasons.

Ovechkin presently has tallied 1,596 factors (882 objectives, 714 assists) in his skilled profession. He made much more historical past in 2023-24 when he registered an NHL document 18th 30-goal season, passing Mike Gartner’s 17 for the dignity.

At this season’s tempo, given well being, Ovechkin would surpass “The Nice One” earlier than the top of the common season.

Ovechkin will probably proceed to be a longtime pressure on the Capitals’ prime power-play unit, so there figures to be loads of goal-scoring alternatives. He, clearly, has scored at a significantly better tempo than he did a yr in the past when he recorded simply 5 objectives over the primary two months of the season.

CBS Sports activities will hold observe of Ovechkin’s objectives all through the season and hold tabs on how shut he’s to eclipsing Gretzky’s all-time document.