When could Alex Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky goal record? A look at Capitals' schedule

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Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals head out on the road after he scored Sunday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record.

He needs five goals in the team's final nine regular-season games to top Gretzky's all-time mark of 894.

That's a pace of 0.55 goals a game, and he has been clicking at a 0.56 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 six of their remaining nine 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.

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 March 30):

Washington Capitals remaining schedule​

All times Eastern

April 1 at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m.​

• Streaming: ESPN+
• Ovechkin career goals vs. Bruins: 29 goals in 68 games
• Ovechkin season goals vs. Bruins: No goals in one game

April 2 at Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m.​

• Streaming: ESPN+
• 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

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Washington Capitals schedule: Watch Alex Ovechkin chase goal record

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