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Alex Ovechkin is now the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer.
On Sunday afternoon, Ovechkin blasted a one-timer past the New York Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin for career goal No. 895, surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s 894.
ALEX OVECHKIN IS THE GREATEST GOALSCORER IN NHL HISTORY! 🚨🚨🚨 #Gr8ness pic.twitter.com/NKef3VvNaJ
— NHL (@NHL) April 6, 2025
17 of Ovechkin’s 895 goals have come against the San Jose Sharks, most recently, No. 887 on Mar. 15 at SAP Center.
Here’s all the goals that Ovechkin has scored against the San Jose Sharks, his childhood team, courtesy of Stathead:
| Goal | Date | Goalie | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | 10/15/09 | Evgeni Nabokov | Verizon Center |
| 226 | 10/15/09 | Evgeni Nabokov | Verizon Center |
| 245 | 12/30/09 | Evgeni Nabokov | HP Pavilion |
| 292 | 2/17/11 | Antti Niemi | HP Pavilion |
| 404 | 1/14/14 | Antti Niemi | Verizon Center |
| 425 | 10/14/14 | Antti Niemi | Verizon Center |
| 426 | 10/14/14 | Antti Niemi | Verizon Center |
| 578 | 12/4/17 | Martin Jones | Capital One Arena |
| 641 | 1/22/19 | Martin Jones | Capital One Arena |
| 642 | 1/22/19 | Martin Jones | Capital One Arena |
| 643 | 1/22/19 | Martin Jones | Capital One Arena |
| 646 | 2/14/19 | Martin Jones | SAP Center |
| 743 | 11/20/21 | Adin Hill | SAP Center |
| 744 | 11/20/21 | Empty Net | SAP Center |
| 814 | 3/4/23 | Kaapo Kähkönen | SAP Center |
| 815 | 3/4/23 | Kaapo Kähkönen | SAP Center |
| 887 | 3/15/25 | Georgi Romanov | SAP Center |
“Nobody loves scoring goals more than you,” Sharks director of goaltending Evgeni Nabokov told Ovechkin in a congratulatory message posted on Sunday.
From Nabby to Ovi 👏
Congratulations to Alex Ovechkin on completing the #Gr8Chase pic.twitter.com/n5eM6h1U0R
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) April 6, 2025
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Ovechkin has done it. #Gr8Chase pic.twitter.com/SYc4xcDSoP
— Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) April 6, 2025
