- Associated Press
Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 878 goals and needs 17 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by “The Great One” that long seemed unapproachable.
All players
| No. | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | D | |
| 11 | C | |
| 7 | D | |
| 8 | D | |
| 24 | D | |
| 61 | C | |
| 20 | C | |
| 27 | RW | |
| 86 | LW | |
| 16 | C | |
| 44 | D | |
| 10 | LW | |
| 15 | LW | |
RW | ||
| 91 | C | |
| 58 | C | |
| 43 | RW | |
| 70 | LW | |
| 39 | RW | |
| 62 | D | |
| 94 | D | |
| 76 | C | |
| 21 | C | |
| 17 | C | |
| 80 | G | |
| 52 | D | |
| 32 | G | |
| 47 | C |