How many goals away is Alex Ovechkin from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record?

Alex Ovechkin is creeping ever closer to NHL history.

It’s been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record should he stay healthy and keep up his blistering scoring pace. And even after suffering a broken leg earlier in the season, Ovechkin remains on pace to break Gretzky’s record that’s stood since 1999 sometime this year.

Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin needed 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career tallies. After scoring goal No. 882 on February 23, Ovechkin now needs just 13 goals to pass Gretzky for the NHL’s record.

Here’s Ovechkin’s latest tally, which came against the Edmonton Oilers!

OVI GOT THE HAT TRICK AND TOOK A LAP AROUND TO FIST BUMP HIS SON

13 AWAY FROM THE RECORD pic.twitter.com/Q0LmDdrujU

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