Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal Tuesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky’s goal record.
He needs four goals in the team’s final eight regular-season games to top Gretzky’s all-time mark of 894, starting Wednesday night in Carolina.
That’s a pace of 0.50 goals a game, and he has been clicking at a 0.58 rate since he returned on Dec. 28 from a fractured left fibula, putting him on pace to break the record in one of the final two games of the season. The Capitals will play five of their remaining eight games on the road, including the last two.
ESPN will present an OviCast on ESPN+ broadcasts on April 10, 12, 15 and 17. Each OviCast will feature an isolated camera on Ovechkin in one box with record-breaking information below, alongside the traditional game feed in a second box with his game stats. TNT will do the same on truTV for its April 2 and 6 broadcasts.
Here’s a look at Ovechkin’s remaining 2024-25 schedule, how he fared against those teams, which games are on national television and how to stream (broadcast info as of April 1):
Washington Capitals remaining schedule
All times Eastern
April 2 at Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m.
- TV: TNT, truTV
- Streaming: Sling | Max
- Ovechkin career goals vs. Hurricanes: 51 goals in 91 games
- Ovechkin season goals: vs. Hurricanes: One goal in one game
April 4 vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 7 p.m.
- TV: NHL Network
- Streaming: Fubo | Sling
- Ovechkin career goals vs. Blackhawks: 15 goals in 25 games
- Ovechkin season goals vs. Blackhawks: Missed earlier game with injury
April 6 at New York Islanders, 12:30 p.m.
- National TV: TNT, truTV
- Streaming: Sling | Max
- Ovechkin career goals vs. Islanders: 44 goals in 71 games
- Ovechkin season goals vs. Islanders: Missed earlier game with injury
April 10 vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m.
- Streaming: ESPN+ | Disney+ | Hulu
- Ovechkin career goals vs. Hurricanes: 51 goals in 91 games
- Ovechkin season goals vs. Hurricanes: One goal in one game
April 12 at Columbus Blue Jackets, 6 p.m.
- National TV: ABC
- Streaming: Fubo | Sling | ESPN+
- Ovechkin career goals vs. Blue Jackets: 26 goals in 49 games
- Ovechkin season goals vs. Blue Jackets: One goal in one game
- Note: Ovechkin scored twice in his NHL debut in 2005 against the Blue Jackets
April 13 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 8 p.m.
- Streaming: ESPN+
- Ovechkin career goals vs. Blue Jackets: 26 goals in 49 games
- Ovechkin season goals vs. Blue Jackets: One goal in one game
April 15 at New York Islanders, 7 p.m.
- National TV: ESPN
- Streaming: Fubo | Sling
- Ovechkin career goals vs. Islanders: 44 goals in 71 games
- Ovechkin season goals vs. Islanders: Missed game with injury
April 17 at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m.
- National TV: ESPN
- Streaming: Fubo | Sling
- Ovechkin career goals vs. Penguins: 42 goals in 79 games
- Ovechkin season goals vs. Penguins: No goals in three games