Alex Ovechkin still has to defeat Wayne Gretzky's record

No, defeating Wayne Gretzky ’s 894 career NHL goals was not enough. The mountain continues to rise higher and higher. There’s no end to achieving greatness! The GR8 still has to defeat The Great One in one more aspect. The aspects just keep coming, right? Well, that’s life. There’s no satisfaction till we achieve even the highest form of achievement! Anyway. We’re not to discuss that any further. Coming to Wayne Gretzky’s record. Now, which record is that?

The 39-year-old Washington Capitals captain still is 48 goals away from The Great One’s NHL career playoff goals ! The Great One stands tall at 122 NHL career playoff goals. And Alex Ovechkin marked his 74th goal in Game 1 of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens ! Alex Ovechkin is 48 goals away from breaking The Great One’s record. Give the NHL legend a break. He loves hockey to the core. He plays for himself. Why make him chase one record after another?


Alex Ovechkin scores his first goal of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Montreal Canadiens

THE NHL'S ALL-TIME LEADING GOAL SCORER HAS SCORED HIS FIRST CAREER PLAYOFF OVERTIME GOAL pic.twitter.com/R7TM5ZPshd

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 22, 2025

Alex Ovechkin, the captain and left winger of the Washington Capitals, scored a dramatic first goal. Assisted by 28-year-old Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal against the Montreal Canadiens! The puck passed through two Montreal Canadiens players. It found its way into the Montreal Canadiens’ net. Alex Ovechkin governs the puck and controls the puck! An X user wrote, “Russian Machine NEVER Breaks”. Another wrote, “The greatest scorer of all time!” and a third X user wrote, “HE CAN’T BE STOPPED.”

GAME WON.#CapsHabs | #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/4EQXmiYKvn

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 22, 2025

Alex Ovechkin becomes the fourth–oldest player in Stanley Cup Playoffs to score an overtime goal after Igor Larionov, Ray Whitney, and Steve Thomas

Alex Ovechkin capped off a three-point night with the overtime winner to help the @Capitals skate to a 1-0 series lead. #StanleyCup#NHLStats: https://t.co/RZXYwaVqWv pic.twitter.com/Bi6BaFoH2k

— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 22, 2025

NHL Public Relations announced an astonishing NHL record that Alex Ovechkin has reached without any chase. Alex Ovechkin (39 years, 216 days) became the fourth-oldest player in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to score an overtime goal behind Igor Larionov, Ray Whitney, and Steve Thomas.

According to Stat Muse,

Igor Larionov was 41 years and 187 days old when he scored 1 overtime goal playing for the Detroit Red Wings during the 2001-2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs on 6/8/2002.

Ray Whitney was 39 years and 355 days old when he scored 1 overtime goal playing for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2011-2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs on 4/27/2012.

Steve Thomas was 39 years and 322 days old when he scored 1 overtime goal playing for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 2002-2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs on 6/2/2003.

And now, our very own favorite, Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin was 39 years and 216 days old when he scored one overtime goal for the Washington Capitals during the 2024-2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 21, 2025.



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