With Ovi set to break Gretzky's career goals record, many comparisons have been drawn between them. But only one man can say he was a teammate of both.
The 39-year-old snuck a backhanded shot past New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick to give Washington a 5-3 lead in what would become a 7-4 win, marking his 19th goal of the year and his fourth in his last five games played.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4.
Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin has scored 872 goals in 1,451 games. He is just 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's tally of 894 goals in 1,487 games.
Fedor Svechkov had the first multi-point game of his NHL career Saturday, recording a goal and an assist to help lift the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. The 21-year-old center,
Alex Ovechkin scored what turned out to be the winner to help the Capitals beat the New York Rangers 7-4 on Saturday. It's his 133rd game-winning goal to move two
WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd NHL goal, moving within 23 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, to help the Washington Capitals to a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena on Saturday.
The New York Rangers hit the road against the Washington Capitals looking to stop a three-game road losing streak.
Alex Ovechkin has been getting back in the swing of things since returning from a broken leg, and he's kept up his red-hot scoring pace. Ovechkin drove to the net and hung on to the puck before backhanding a feed past a diving Jonathan Quick for the eventual game-winning goal.
NHL superstar Alex Ovechkin is 25 goals short of Wayne Gretzky's record after two goals this weekend for the Washington Capitals.
Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 victory against the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.
The New York Rangers dropped a divisional matchup with the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday at Capital One Arena.