Although Ovechkin scored two goals in the Capitals' first seven games, it was clear to Carbery this was not going to be repeat of last season, when Ovechkin didn’t score his seventh goal until his 34th game and had only 21 points during that span.

Ovechkin has five goals in his past four games to get on pace to catch and pass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL career goals mark before the end of the season — and Washington has won eight of 11.

Nine games into the Washington Capitals' season, Alex Ovechkin is scoring at a rate that would put him past Wayne Gretzky as soon as this spring. Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens,

And once again, Alex Ovechkin has played a huge role in helping the Caps get out of the gates fast, and he accomplished something that hasn't been seen in the NHL in over 40 years. Ovechkin has already racked up six goals and seven assists in 10 games,

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin had a goal and two assists in his third straight multipoint game, helping the Washington Capitals to a 7-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

On Wednesday, Ovechkin notched career goal No. 855, helping seal a Capitals' 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. The future Hall of Famer now needs only 39 goals to tie and 40 goals to jump ahead of Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history (894).

With the 2024-25 season now in progress, Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader. Ovechkin can pass Wayne Gretzky's mark (894) during the 2024-25 regular season. The Capitals standout currently has 860 career goals,