The offseason is over and we are back! And once again, we are proudly tracking Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of The Great One.
What was once thought to be a distant fairytale, The Great Eight's chase of Wayne Gretzky's hallowed record of 894 goals — the top of the mountain among all-time career goal scorers — now seems distinctly within reach.
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These are the two goals Ovi scored in the Capitals' first eight games in of the season in October 2023.
Career Goal Number: 823
After collecting two assists but no goals in his first four games of the season, Ovi got off the snide with a late consolation goal in the Caps' 4-1 defeat to the Toronto Maple Leafs. But in addition to tallying his first of the 2023-24 NHL season, Ovechkin got the 300th power-play goal of his career, the first player in history to get to that round number.
Career Goal Number: 824
Ovechkin followed up with his first two-point game on the next night with a goal and assist as Washington started a three-game winning streak with a huge comeback 6-4 win at the New Jersey Devils. Ovi got his second tally of the season with an empty-net goal.
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