After breaking the 800-goal mark during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 goals in the NHL.

Ovechkin started the 2024/25 season with 853 goals and now has 866.

The date on which Ovi Gretzky draws depends on his goal-scoring pace. According to ESPN Research, if he continues his current pace from 2024-2025, he would rank No. 894 against Utah on February 9. Using his career pace, goals per game, he would tie it against Anaheim on March 11. Using his goals per game since 2020-21, the record would come on March 22 against Florida.

Here, follow along as we cover every next goal Ovechkin scores this season, including goal highlights, the upcoming Capitals schedule and how to watch.

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The NHL’s top 10 in career goals

1. Wayne Gretzky (894)
2. Alex Ovechkin (866)
3. Gordie Howe (801)
4. Jaromir Jagr (766)
5. Brett Hull (741)
6. Marcel Dionne (731)
7. Phil Esposito (717)
8. Mike Gartner (708)
9. Mark Messier (694)
10. Steve Yzerman (692)

Goals scored in 2024-2025

No. 866, 865, 864: November 17 vs. VGK

In 2018, Ovechkin and the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in Vegas. The stakes were lower in this game, but Ovi came through with a hat trick in the Caps’ 5-2 win: a power play tally in the first period (assisted by John Carlson and Dylan Strome), a score in the second period assisted by Matt Roy, and an empty net goal to conclude (assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Martin Fehervary).

No. 863, 862: November 9, 2024 vs. STL

Did you seriously think an 8-1 win for the Capitals would do that? not Are there any goals from Ovechkin? Ovi scored in the second period (assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Dylan Strome) to make it 2–1, then added a power play score in the third (assisted by Strome and Tom Wilson) to tie the score to make it 4-1.

No. 861: November 6, 2024 vs. NSH

Ovechkin scored his eighth goal of the season at 10:25 of the third period on assists from Dylan Strome and Martin Fehervary.

No. 860: November 3, 2024 vs. CAR

Although the Capitals lost 4-2, Ovi got a power-play tally in the first period, off assists from John Carlson and Dylan Strome.

No. 859: November 2, 2024 vs. CBJ

Ovechkin was one of six different Capitals to score in the team’s BJ’s route, and his goal was assisted by Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas.

No. 858: October 31, 2024 vs. MTL

A 6-3 Capitals win with an Ovechkin goal as the capper? The fans went home happy with this. Assists on this goal came from Aliaksei Protas and Dylan Strome.

No. 857, 856: October 29, 2024 vs. NYR

A raw 5-3 win for the Capitals featured two first-period Ovi plays, both assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Dylan Strome.

No. 855: October 23, 2024 vs. PHI

Ovechkin has a knack for empty-net goals and added to his career total in that category to cap off a win against Philly, with an assist from Dylan Strome.

No. 854: October 19, 2024 vs. NJ

It wasn’t until the Capitals’ fourth game of the season that Ovechkin got his first goal of the campaign, off assists from John Carlson and Dylan Strome.

Upcoming schedule

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Mon November 18: in Utah, 9 a.m

Thu November 21: vs. Colorado, 7:00

Sat November 23: vs. New Jersey, 7:00

Mon November 25: in Florida, 7 a.m

Wed 27 November: in Tampa Bay, 7:30 a.m. (TNT/Max)

Fri November 29: vs. Islanders, 3:00

Sat November 30: in New Jersey, 7 a.m

Tue December 3: vs. San Jose, 7:00

Fri December 6: in Toronto, 7 a.m

Sat December 7: in Montreal, 7 a.m

Thu December 12: in Columbus, 7 a.m

Sat December 14: vs. Buffalo, 7:00

Mon December 16: in Dallas, 8 a.m

Tue December 17: in Chicago, 8:30 am

Fri December 20: vs. Carolina, 7:00

Sun December 22: vs. Los Angeles, 5 p.m

Mon December 23: in Boston, 7:00 am

Sat December 28: in Toronto, 7am

Sun December 29: in Detroit, 5:00 am

Tue December 31: vs. Boston, 12:30 p.m

Thu January 2: vs. Minnesota, 7:00

Sat 4 Jan: vs. Rangers, 12:00 p.m. (ABC/ESPN+)

Mon January 6: in Buffalo, 7:00 am

Wednesday January 8: vs. Vancouver, 7:30

Fri January 10: vs. Montreal, 7:00

Sat 11 Jan: in Nashville, 8 a.m

Tuesday January 14: vs. Anaheim, 7:00

Thu January 16: in Ottawa, 7 a.m

Sat 18 Jan: vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m

Tuesday January 21: in Edmonton, 9 a.m

Thu January 23: in Seattle, 10 a.m

Sat 25 Jan: in Vancouver, 10 a.m

Tuesday January 28: in Calgary, 9 a.m

Thu January 30: in Ottawa, 7 a.m

Sat February 1: vs. Winnipeg, 7:00

Tue February 4: vs. Florida, 7:00

Thu February 6: in Philadelphia, 7 a.m

Sun February 9: vs. Utah, 12:30 p.m

Sat February 22: in Pittsburgh, 3:00 p.m. (ABC/ESPN+)

Sun February 23: vs. Edmonton, 1:00 (TNT/truTV/Max)

Tue February 25: vs. Calgary, 7:00

Thu February 27: vs. St. Louis, 7:00

Sat March 1: vs. Tampa Bay, 12:30 p.m

Mon March 3: vs. Ottawa, 6:30

Wed March 5: at Rangers, 7:30 a.m. (TNT/truTV/Max)

Fri Mar 7: vs. Detroit, 7:00

Sun March 9: vs. Seattle, 3:30 p.m

Tuesday March 11: in Anaheim, 10 a.m

Thu March 13: in Los Angeles, 10:30 am

Sat Mar 15: in San Jose, 5:00 am

Tue March 18: vs. Detroit, 7:00

Thu March 20: vs. Philadelphia, 7:00

Sat Mar 22: vs. Florida, 5 p.m

Tue March 25: in Winnipeg, 8 a.m

Thu March 27: in Minnesota, 8 a.m

Sun March 30: vs. Buffalo, 3 p.m

Tue April 1: in Boston, 7:00 am

Wed April 2: in Carolina, 7:00 am

Fri April 4: vs. Chicago, 7 p.m

Sun April 6: at Islanders, 12:30 p.m. (TNT/truTV/Max

Thu April 10: vs. Carolina, 7:30

Sat April 12: in Columbus, 7 a.m

Sun April 13: vs. Columbus, 6:00

Tue April 15: at Islanders, 8:00 (ESPN)

Thu April 17: in Pittsburgh, 7 a.m. (ESPN)