Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is among the most achieved gamers in NHL historical past. The legendary ahead has already etched his identify in historical past after passing Wayne Gretzky atop the league’s all-time targets record final season when he reached 895 and now he’s nearing a milestone no one has ever reached: 900 targets.
“Ovi” entered the season three shy of the 900-goal mark, however now he is only one shy of reaching heights by no means seen by a purpose scorer. He picked up his first purpose of the season on Oct. 17 towards the Wild after which added his second, purpose No. 899, in a blowout win over the Blue Jackets on Oct. 24.
Ovechkin now has 1,630 complete factors — 899 targets and 731 assists — in his NHL profession. When will purpose No. 900 lastly come?
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Ovechkin has had a knack for making historical past all through his two-decade profession. The Capitals winger has scored 50 targets on 9 totally different events. Ovechkin has additionally gained the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy because the NHL’s high purpose scorer 9 totally different instances, probably the most in NHL historical past.
Capitals upcoming schedule
- Oct. 31 vs. New York Islanders
- Nov. 1 at Buffalo Sabres
- Nov. 5 vs. St. Louis Blues
Ovechkin, who grew to become the eleventh participant in NHL historical past to achieve 1,600 factors on March 9, 2025, scored 42 targets through the 2022-23 season, and has tallied no less than 41 targets in 14 of his 20 NHL seasons. He made historical past in 2023-24 when he registered an NHL report 18th 30-goal season, passing Mike Gartner’s 17 for the consideration. He is now as much as 19 for his profession.
CBS Sports activities will hold observe of Ovechkin’s targets all through the season as he approaches the 900-goal mark.
