NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored on the 179th different goaltender of his career, breaking his tie with Jaromir Jagr for the most in NHL history. Ovechkin beat Ottawa Senators ...

Some of Jaromír Jágr’s top moments playing hockey in his home country have come at Prague’s O2 Arena, but Tuesday night’s Czech Extraliga game might be one that he’d rather forget.

Wayne Gretzky (894) 2. Alex Ovechkin (876) 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 ...

Ovechkin already owns the NHL records for power-play goals and shots on goal. Advertisement Article continues below this ad He also has 134 game-winning goals, two away from breaking Jaromir Jagr ...

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

Ovechkin already owns the NHL records for power-play goals and shots on goal. He also has 133 game-winning goals, three away from breaking Jaromir Jagr’s mark (135). Ovechkin has scored on 178 ...

Ovechkin has now scored on more goaltenders – 179 – than any other player in history. “It’s pretty cool,” the Russian said of the record, which was previously held by Jaromír Jágr.

Ovechkin already owns the NHL records for power-play goals and shots on goal. He also has 134 game-winning goals, two away from breaking Jaromir Jagr's mark (135). Ovechkin has scored on 179 ...

What records does Ovechkin already have? Ovechkin already owns the NHL records for power-play goals and shots on goal. He also has 134 game-winning goals, two away from breaking Jaromir Jagr's mark ...