Alex Ovechkin

• Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record 

  All eyes were on Alex Ovechkin as he broke Wayne Gretzky's NHL regular-season goals record, scoring his 895th against the New York Islanders.

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  Apr 6, 2025
  
• Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record

  Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin's next chance to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record comes Sunday in a matinee at the New York Islanders.

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  Apr 5, 2025
  
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• Gretzky to be at Friday’s Capitals game with Ovechkin needing just 3 goals to break NHL record

  Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance Friday night in Washington with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the hockey legend's NHL record.

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  Apr 4, 2025
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• With NHL goal record in sight, players talk Ovechkin’s greatness: ‘You can’t teach it’

  Every team knows what's coming when the bulldozing Washington Capitals winger with a bullet one-timer sets up in his "office."

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  Apr 3, 2025
• Alex Ovechkin scores No. 891, needs just 3 goals to tie Gretzky and 4 to pass him

  Ovechkin missed six weeks this fall with a broken left leg but has scored 12 goals in his last 18 games.

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  Apr 2, 2025
• Alex Ovechkin 5 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record

  Alex Ovechkin scored his 890th goal of his career this week, which puts him just five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's long-standing NHL goals record.

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  Apr 1, 2025
• From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin began chasing Gretzky’s NHL goals record

  Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to hockey through his father.

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  Mar 27, 2025
• Just how close is Alex Ovechkin to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record?

  Alex Ovechkin has 884 goals.

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  Mar 3, 2025
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• Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens stun Washington Capitals with 3-2 overtime win

  After waiting all week to play, the Montreal Canadiens had a difficult back-to-back starting Friday in Washington, then Saturday at home against Dallas. The Capitals are the surprise team of the season with the best record in all of the East Conference. They likely thought it would be an easy one, but these aren’t the...

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  Jan 10, 2025
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• Ovechkin on track to break Gretzky’s NHL career goals record

  Ovechkin has 868 goals after scoring 15 in the first 18 games this season. He needs 27 to set a new record.

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  Nov 19, 2024