Washington star Capital Alex Ofkkin is one of the most human players in NHL date. The legendary striker has already dug his name in history, but he is still chasing the score of Win Gretzki’s goals at all.
Now, at the age of 39, Ovechkin is about to become the NHL goal leader at all, and he can pass Gritzky 894 before the end of the season. The Capitals Proversout currently has 891 professional goals after he scored his thirty -eighth number of the season on Tuesday when he took advantage of a beautiful house in Dylan Starr, a pass in the first power match against Bruins.
After Tuesday, the capitals will have eight games in the 2024-25 season. Ovechkin needs four other goals in this range to Gretzky record.
Although Ovechkin goes quickly to break the wonderful record, it has a zero margin of error as the normal season approaches. If Ovechkin continues to score in its current pace, there is an opportunity for Gretzky to register Gretzky record by the last day of the normal season on April 17.
Getting a multi -goal game or two will have a long way to help his chances. It has been completed five times this season, but only once since late November. Below is a look at the schedule of the next capitals and the number of goals that opponents allow for each game.
Capitals next schedule
- April 1: In Bruins (3.28)
- April 2: In Hurricanes (2.64)
- April 4: opposite Blackhawks (3.59)
- April 6: On the island of the island (3.06)
Ovechkin currently has 1614 total points (891 goals, 723 decisive passes) in his career. On March 9, Ovechkin became the eleventh player in the history of NHL up to 1,600 points.
Ovechkin scored 42 goals during the 2022-23 season, and scored at least 41 goals on 13 NHL 19 seasons.
History was made in 2023-24 when the Eighteenth NHL NHL season scored 30 goals, passing through Mike Gartner’s 17 for the honor of this honor. It is now up to 19 for his professional life.
CBS SPORTS will track Ovechkin’s goals throughout the season and keeps the tabs on the extent of its proximity to destroying the Gretzky record at all.