Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is among the most completed gamers in NHL historical past. The legendary ahead has already etched his title in historical past after passing Wayne Gretzky atop the league’s all-time targets listing final season when he reached 895.
“Ovi” entered the brand new season three shy of a milestone no person had reached: 900 targets. 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.
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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 completely different events. Ovechkin has additionally gained the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy because the NHL’s high purpose scorer 9 completely different instances, essentially the most in NHL historical past.
Capitals upcoming schedule
- Oct. 28 at Dallas Stars
- Oct. 31 vs. New York Islanders
- Nov. 1 at Buffalo Sabres
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 no less than 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 hold monitor of Ovechkin’s targets all through the season as he approaches the 900-goal mark.
