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Ovechkin 17 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

Follow the GR8 Chase as Alex Ovechkin notches his 878th NHL goal, making him just 17 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894 goals

The Gr8 Chase

Ovechkin 10 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin puts home a loose puck for his 885th career goal

Ovechkin 11 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin turns and fires a shot home for his 884th career goal

Ovechkin 12 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin rips PPG for the 883rd goal of his career

Don't miss the Gr8 chase!

Check out some of Ovechkin's recent tallies as he pursues Gretzky's all-time goal record

Ovechkin 13 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin scores ENG for hat trick and goal No. 882

Ovechkin 14 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin's 319th PPG is his 881st career goal

Ovechkin 15 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin finds twine with a wicked shot for goal No. 880

Ovechkin 16 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin buries a snipe for goal No. 879

Ovechkin 17 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin beats the buzzer for goal No. 878

Ovechkin 18 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin one-times it home for goal No. 877

Ovechkin 19 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin buries it on the power play for goal No. 876

GR8 Chase: Ovechkin continues pursuit of Gretzky

GR8 Chase: Alex Ovechkin is 20 goals away from catching Wayne Gretzky

Ovechkin 20 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin scores empty-netter for goal No. 875

NHL EDGE: Ovechkin's dominance from the left circle

This special NHL EDGE Playbook highlights Ovechkin's ability to score from "his office"

▶️ Gr8 Chase: See Every Goalie Alex Ovechkin Has Scored On

Gr8 Chase: Watch Ovechkin score goals on 179 different goaltenders in his NHL career

Ovechkin 21 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin scores overtime winner for goal No. 874

Ovechkin 22 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin scores on an empty net for goal No. 873

Ovechkin 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Ovechkin backhands it past Quick for goal No. 872

Ovechkin nets goal No. 872

NYR@WSH: Ovechkin 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

Ovechkin nets goal No. 871

MIN@WSH: Ovechkin 24 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

Ovechkin 25 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

The GR8 Chase: Alex Ovechkin just 25 goals away from breaking Gretzky's record

Ovi sets sights on Gretzky

WSH@DET: Ovechkin notches goal No. 870, now 25 from breaking Gretzky's record

2nd All-Time: Ovechkin passes Howe with goal #802

Ovechkin buries empty-netter, passes Howe for second on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovi completes hat trick with 800th NHL goal

Ovechkin records the hat trick, notches 800th NHL goals

3rd All-Time: Ovechkin passes Jagr with goal #767

Ovechkin nets goal No. 767 to pass Jagr for third on NHL's all-time goals list

4th All-Time: Ovechkin passes Hull with goal #742

Ovechkin fires in goal No. 742 to pass Hull for fourth on NHL's all-time goals list

5th All-Time: Ovechkin passes Dionne with goal #732

Ovechkin nets goal No. 732 to pass Dionne for fifth on NHL's all-time goals list

6th All-Time: Ovechkin passes Esposito with goal #718

Ovechkin hammers home one-timer to surpass Phil Esposito on NHL's all-time goals list

7th All-Time: Ovechkin passes Gartner with goal #709

Ovechkin rips puck home to take sole possession of seventh on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin's 700th NHL goal

Ovechkin joins the 700-goal club with one-timer

8th All-Time: Ovechkin passes Messier with goal #695

Ovechkin pots empty-netter to reach eighth on NHL's all-time goals list

9th All-Time: Ovechkin passes Yzerman with goal #693

Ovechkin knocks puck home, takes sole possession of ninth on NHL's all-time goals list

10th All-Time: Ovechkin passes Lemieux with goal #692

Ovechkin nets goal No. 692 to pass Lemieux for 10th on NHL's all-time goals list

Ovechkin's 600th NHL goal

Ovechkin scores his 600th career goal in his 990th NHL game

Ovechkin earns his 1000th career point

Alex Ovechkin scores goal for his 1000th point

Ovechkin's 500th NHL goal

Ovechkin goes top shelf for the 500th goal of his career

Ovechkin becomes NHL's top Russian scorer

Ovechkin gets goal No. 484 to become NHL's greatest Russian scorer

Ovechkin's dazzling dangling goal

Ovechkin makes incredible move before going top shelf for a goal

Ovechkin buries OT winner against Islanders

Ovechkin races to the net and buries OT winner over Islanders

Ovechkin, Crosby both record hat tricks

Ovechkin and Crosby tally hat tricks in head-to-head battle

An unbelievable Ovechkin goal

Ovechkin makes incredible move before scoring from his knees

Ovechkin's remarkable individual goal

Ovechkin makes masterful move off the boards, tucks puck home

Ovechkin's 200th NHL goal

Ovechkin earns 200th goal in 296th NHL game

Ovechkin's 60th goal of the season

Ovechkin makes history with 60th goal of the season

Ovechkin's 100th NHL goal

Ovechkin makes an incredible move to score the 100th goal of his career

Ovechkin falls to the ice and scores superb goal

Ovechkin scores an incredible backhand goal while falling to the ice

Ovechkin's first NHL goal

Ovechkin buries his first career goal

Ovechkin gets drafted No. 1 overall by Capitals

Ovechkin is taken by the Capitals in the 2004 NHL Draft