Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is without doubt one of 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.
Because the 2025-26 season will get underway, Ovechkin is simply two targets away from reaching 900 profession targets. Ovechkin registered a objective and an help in a 5-1 win towards the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 17 and at present sits at 898 targets.
Now, at age 40, Ovechkin is on the verge of turning into the primary participant in NHL historical past to achieve the 900-goal mark. Ovechkin has 1,628 complete factors (898 targets, 730 assists) in his skilled profession.
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Ovechkin has had a gradual begin to the 2025-26 season as he is solely scored one objective in seven video games.
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 received the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy because the NHL’s high objective scorer 9 totally different occasions, essentially the most in NHL historical past.
Capitals Upcoming Schedule
- Oct. 24: at Columbus Blue Jackets
- Oct. 25: vs. Ottawa Senators
- Oct. 28: at Dallas Stars
Ovechkin, who turned the eleventh participant in NHL historical past to achieve 1,600 factors on March 9, 2025, scored 42 targets in the course of the 2022-23 season, and has tallied a minimum of 41 targets in 14 of his 20 NHL seasons. He made historical past in 2023-24 when he registered an NHL document 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 preserve monitor of Ovechkin’s targets all through the season as he approaches the 900-goal mark.
