Alex Ovechkin has surpassed Wayne Gretzky's regular-season goal record and now seeks to break his combined regular-season and playoff goals record, where he trails by 42 goals. In the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin scored 44 goals despite injury and added five more in the playoffs, totaling 49 goals for the season. He has dismissed retirement rumors as he considers another season in the NHL. Ovechkin has a strong chance to accumulate the necessary goals to surpass Gretzky's overall record if he continues scoring at a high level in the coming seasons.
Alex Ovechkin holds the all-time NHL record for regular-season goals, surpassing Wayne Gretzky, but is still 42 goals away from breaking Gretzky's combined total with playoffs.
Ovechkin, despite a broken leg, scored 44 goals in the regular season and five in the playoffs, giving him a total of 49 goals for the 2024-25 season.
Even with retirement rumors, Ovechkin signaled interest in continuing in the NHL, saying, 'Could I stay in the NHL for another season? Anything is possible.'
Ovechkin's consistent performance shows he could surpass Gretzky's combined goals record if he maintains his scoring trend, having scored 42 or more goals in three of the last four seasons.
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