Alex Ovechkin Goal Tracker: Great 8 Three Goals Away From Breaking Gretzky's Record

Cue the "It's happening" scene from The Office.

Alex Ovechkin has scored in three straight games, and all he needs is a hat-trick tonight to break Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record.

Check back on Washington Capitals' game days as we break down Alex Ovechkin's odds of doing the unthinkable while bringing you NHL picks for the superstar.

Alex Ovechkin goal tracker

• Goals needed to break record: 3
  
• Games remaining: 7
• Latest odds to break record in 2024-25: -500
• Implied probability to break record in 2024-25:  83.33%

Alex Ovechkin odds to break Wayne Gretzky's record

Will Ovechkin break Gretzky's record this season?

Odds courtesy of bet365 as of 4-4.

Ovechkin is now a heavy -500 favorite to break the NHL all-time goal-scoring record.

What team will Ovechkin break Gretzky's record against (if he does in 2024-25)?

Team
Blue Jackets	+200
Islanders	+300
Penguins	+550
Hurricanes	+800
Blackhawks	+3000

What type of goal with Ovechkin score to break Gretzky's record?

Goal
Even strength	-225
Power play	+150
Shorthanded	+6600

Alex Ovechkin odds today

vs. Blackhawks, 7:00 p.m. ET, Capital One Arena

Stat
Anytime goalscorer	-135
Over 3.5 shots	-165

Alex Ovechkin parlay for tonight

Alex Ovechkin anytime goal

Over 1.5 goals 1P

Ilya Mikheyev 1+ points

+550 at DraftKings

The juice on an Ovechkin anytime goal is steep as he draws closer to the record and gets an extremely soft matchup with the Blackhawks, who are 31st in the NHL in goals allowed per game (3.59). It's safe to assume he has the green light to fire at will, and that his teammates will do anything and everything to give Ovi his chance at history.

Over 1.5 goals in the first period makes sense as a second leg, as this has cashed in six straight Caps games and seven of the Blackhawks' last 10.

Finally, I'll throw in a prop from the other side of this matchup and grab Blackhawks forward Ilya Mikheyev to notch a point. He's done so in five of his last six games.

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