The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on March 29, 1999, against the New York Islanders. Ovechkin began this season with 853 career goals.

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We share the latest Alexander Ovechkin odds to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record during the 2024-25 season, as well as Ovechkin's odds to score tonight and a nightly Ovie Over parlay!

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are currently in Edmonton to take on the Oilers tomorrow night, and Ovechkin arrived to Rogers Place a little early to pay tribute to Wayne Gretzky.

Capitals rookie Alexander Ovechkin scored an incredible goal while falling to the ice vs. the Wayne Gretzky-coached Coyotes.

Ovechkin was also taken up to Gretzky's restaurant, Studio 99 inside Rogers Place, where he posed with one of the many jerseys up on the wall. A memorabilia collector himself, Ovechkin owns a stick given to him by Gretzky when Washington won the Stanley Cup in 2018. It's one of his prized possessions.

With his overtime goal on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin has now scored against 179 different goalies in his NHL career — more than any other player.

Legendary former Oilers coach and general manager Glen Sather recently shared his surprisingly harsh opinion that he doesn't want Alexander Ovechkin to beat Wayne Gretzky's goal record.

Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin needed 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career tallies. After scoring goal No. 874 on January 16, Ovechkin now needs just 21 goals to pass Gretzky for the NHL’s record.

The Washington Capitals are fiddling with the lineup to try and help Alex Ovechkin break an all-time great scoring record.

Alexander Ovechkin is thrilled that his Washington Capitals will face an Edmonton Oilers team without Connor McDavid.

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The Washington Capitals legend is closing in on breaking the NHL scoring record of 894 career goals currently held by “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky.