Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 875 goals and needs 20 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...
Empty netters count the same as scoring on a netminder, which is exactly what Ovechkin did to move one goal closer to hockey immortality. A record once considered unbreakable now seems to be ...
(AP Photo/Nick Wass) Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 877 goals and needs 18 to break the record.