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

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.