Teddy RicketsonFri, November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM UTC·3 min readAlex Ovechkin career goal tracker: How Capitals star hit 900-goal mark vs. Blues originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Alexander Ovechkin has reached another milestone that will further etch his name in the history books.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Washington Capitals winger became the NHL's all-time goal scorer in 2024, finally surpassing "The Great One", Wayne Gretzky. Now, Ovi has reached another milestone, as the first player ever to score 900 goals in a career. He entered the 2025-2026 season with 897 career goals, tying and then surpassing Gretzky last year.
Ovechkin netted No. 900 against the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 5, and has only kept it going. He is already considered the greatest goal scorer of all-time, and is assuredly a first ballot Hall of Famer when his time comes. Hitting this milestone adds another impressive accolade to his storied career.
Here is how Ovechkin reached his 900th career goal and his updated career totals.
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Ovechkin has scored 907 goals. He reached the career 900 mark against the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 5.
How many goals has Alex Ovechkin scored this year?
The Capitals wing has played in 21 games this season and has 10 goals.
When did Alex Ovechkin pass Wayne Gretzky?
Ovechkin tied Gretzky on April 4, 2025, by scoring two goals against the Chicago Blackhawks. He finally passed The Great One on April 6, 2025, scoring a power-play goal against the New York Islanders.
How many goals will Alex Ovechkin score?
That fully depends on how long he intends to play. Ovechkin is 40 years old and certainly has more of his career behind him than in front of him. He has scored at least 31 goals in a season in which he has played at least 65 games each year. If he can play in at least 65 games in the 2025-2026 season, he would be on track to finish the season with 929 goals. After that, it would depend on if Ovechkin chooses to retire or keep playing.
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NHL career goal leaders
Rank
Player
Years
Goals
1
Alexander Ovechkin
2005-present
907
2
Wayne Gretzky
1979-1999
894
3
Gordie Howe
1946-1980
801
4
Jaromir Jagr
1990-2018
766
5
Brett Hull
1986-2006
741
6
Marcel Dionne
1971-1989
731
7
Phil Esposito
1963-1981
717
8
Mike Gartner
1979-1998
708
9
Mark Messier
1979-2004
694
10
Steve Yzerman
1983-2006
692
11
Mario Lemieux
1984-2006
690
12
Teemu Selanne
1992-2014
684
13
Luc Robitaille
1986-2006
668
14
Brendan Shanahan
1987-2009
656
15
Dave Andreychuk
1982-2006
640
16
Sidney Crosby
2005-present
637
17
Jarome Iginla
1996-2017
625
Joe Sakic
1988-2009
625
19
Bobby Hull
1957-1980
610
20
Dino Ciccarelli
1980-1999
608
21
Jari Kurri
1980-1998
601
22
Steven Stamkos
2008-present
586
23
Mark Recchi
1988-2011
577
24
Mike Bossy
1977-1987
573
25
Patrick Marleau
1997-2021
566
26
Joe Nieuwendyk
1986-2007
564
Mats Sundin
1990-2009
564
28
Mike Modano
1989-2011
561
29
Guy Lafleur
1971-1991
560
30
Johnny Bucyk
1955-1978
556
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