Who became the NHL's all-time goals leader in April 2025?

Who became the NHL's all-time goals leader in April 2025? Alex Ovechkin became the NHL’s all-time goals leader.

On April 6, 2025, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th regular-season goal against the New York Islanders. That goal moved him past Wayne Gretzky’s longstanding record of 894 and made Ovechkin the NHL’s career leader in regular-season goals.

The milestone came one day after Ovechkin had tied Gretzky by scoring goals 893 and 894 against the Chicago Blackhawks. His record-breaking goal was a power-play shot assisted by Tom Wilson, and it came in a 4–1 Capitals loss at UBS Arena. Ovechkin was 39 years old at the time.

Gordie Howe had previously held the record with 801 goals before Gretzky surpassed him in 1994. Jaromir Jagr is a major career scoring figure, but he never held the NHL regular-season goals record. The question refers to regular-season goals, not combined regular-season and playoff totals.