Alex Ovechkin surpasses Wayne Gretzky as NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer

By Ben Raby
April 6, 2025 | 1:49 PM

The Great-8 stands alone as the greatest goal scorer in NHL history.

Alex Ovechkin recorded his 895th career goal on Sunday in New York to move past Wayne Gretzky into sole possession atop the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring ledger.

Ovechkin beat New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin for the record-setting tally, before his Capitals teammates emptied their bench to celebrate with their captain.

Ovechkin recorded his 895th goal in his 1487th career game. Coincidentally, Gretzky finished his career with 894 goals in 1487 games.

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Washington Capitals release 2026-27 schedule

By Thomas Robertson
July 16, 2026 | 4:46 PM

The Washington Capitals have released their 2026-27 regular season schedule, and the expanded 84-game campaign begins with a date with the defending champs in their own barn. The Capitals open their season Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center before heading to Tampa to face the Lightning the very next day, the team announced Thursday. That is the first of 14 sets of back-to-back games for the Caps.

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