Strome boosting Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s NHL goals record
3 days ago · The most assists Backstrom had on Ovechkin’s goals in a season was 33 in 2014-15, accounting for 62.3 percent of Ovechkin’s NHL-leading 53 goals. Backstrom led the NHL with 60 assists in 82 ...
Alex Ovechkin finds his second wind as he closes on Gretzky
3 days ago · With 10 goals in his first 14 games this season, heading into Wednesday night’s game with the Maple Leafs in Washington, Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading ...
Alex Ovechkin is 39, but he keeps scoring and keeps chasing …
3 days ago · Think about some of Alex Ovechkin’s contemporaries. Nicklas Backstrom turns 37 this month, and he took his last shift in an NHL game a year and two weeks ago, his resurfaced hip no longer able ...
Maple Leafs face tall task vs. Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
2 days ago · The power-play conversion was one of two tallies on the night for Ovechkin, who has 863 career goals as he continues to inch closer to Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894.
Alex Ovechkin is scoring and helping teammates and the …
Nov 5, 2024 · ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals’ season to do some film study.
Ovechkin scores his 861st career goal as the Capitals hand ... - ABC News
Nov 7, 2024 · Ovechkin is now just 34 goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record and is on pace to do it before this season is over. McMichael and Aliaksei Protas also scored for the Capitals ...
Alex Ovechkin hits 700 assists in Washington Capitals’ win over
Oct 16, 2024 · Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin reached 700 career assists on Tuesday, recording two in a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena. The Russian is the 60th player in...
Alex Ovechkin is on his longest goal-scoring ... - Associated Press News
Feb 12, 2024 · Alex Ovechkin has scored a goal in five consecutive games to make it his longest streak in nearly three years.
Ovechkin at 38 resumes his pursuit of Gretzky ... - Associated Press News
Oct 11, 2023 · Ovechkin is coming off a season in which he was hampered by injury and missed four games after the death of his father. He hopes the injury is behind him, like others around one of the oldest teams in the league, and is ready to get back to playing after his longest offseason in nearly a decade.
Ovechkin heating up with goals in 5 straight for Capitals
Feb 11, 2024 · Ovechkin didn’t have much go right for him before the break for the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend, but the Washington Capitals captain has started scoring again, extending his goal streak to five...