Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on being one of the completed gamers in NHL historical past.

Because the 2024-25 season will get underway, Ovechkin is on the verge of turning into the NHL’s all-time objectives chief. Ovechkin can cross Wayne Gretzky’s mark (894) in the course of the 2024-25 common season. The Capitals standout presently has 855 profession objectives, so he would wish to rack up 39 extra objectives this season with a view to high Gretzky’s league file.

The 2023-24 marketing campaign proved to be a mortal one for Ovechkin, who scored 31 objectives final season. Ovechkin’s 31 objectives was his lowest goal-scoring whole since he netted 32 objectives within the 2012-13 season. Ovechkin did have simply 24 objectives in 2020-21, however that season was shortened as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

Ovechkin scored 42 objectives in the course of the 2022-23 season, and has tallied at the least 41 objectives in 13 of his 19 NHL seasons.

Ovechkin presently has tallied 1,555 factors (855 objectives, 700 assists) in his skilled profession. He did make much more historical past in 2023-24 when he registered an NHL file 18th 30-goal season as he handed Mike Gartner (17) for the distinction.

Ovechkin scored his second purpose of the 2024-25 season in a 6-3 win towards the Philadelphia Flyers on Oct. 23. The Capitals star has tallied a purpose in two of his final three video games to start the 12 months.

Ovechkin will doubtless proceed to be a longtime power on the Capitals’ high power-play unit, so there will likely be loads of goal-scoring alternatives. He’ll look to get off to a warmer begin than he did in 2023-24 when he recorded simply 5 objectives over the primary two months of the season.

CBS Sports activities will maintain observe of Ovechkin’s objectives all through the 2024-25 season and maintain tabs on how shut he’s to eclipsing Gretzky’s all-time file.