Alex Ovechkin has broken the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on. Ovechkin made Ottawa's Leevi Merilainen No. 179 during the Washington Capitals’ road game at the Senators.

With his overtime goal on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin has now scored against 179 different goalies in his NHL career — more than any other player.

While The NHL Promotes Alex Ovechkin Chasing The Career Goal Scoring Record, Something Doesn’t Make Sense First off, let me just state that Hockey is my favorite sport. I love the NHL, and everything they do to promote the game,

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has scored goals against more unique goalies than any player in NHL history, passing Jaromir Jagr.

After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.

Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on, beating Leevi Merilainen in overtime to give the Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Senators. It was his 874th goal, 20 shy of Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894.

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer.

Capitals rookie Alexander Ovechkin scored an incredible goal while falling to the ice vs. the Wayne Gretzky-coached Coyotes.

After a tough set of losses in St. Louis that allowed the Blues to catch up in the standings, the Calgary Flames will have to overcome a tough schedule to stay in the race

At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best goal-scoring pace in the NHL. Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days.

When Donovan Sebrango hit the ice at Canadian Tire Centre to take a solo "rookie lap" before his NHL debut Thursday, he had three things on his mind:"Don't fall and don't miss the puck ... and look up and find your mom,