Alexander Ovechkin

• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• Ovechkin within reach of Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal record: ‘Incredible what he’s doing’

  Alex Ovechkin has filled the net through 19 breathtaking NHL seasons.

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  Oct 4, 2024
• Alex Ovechkin at 800 goals now, chasing Gordie Howe for 2nd place on NHL’s all-time list

  Alex Ovechkin becoming just the third NHL player with 800 goals has put him on the verge taking his next big step in hockey history.

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  Dec 14, 2022
• Edmonton Oilers tangle with Ovechkin and Capitals

  Two of the NHL's best power play scorers go head-to-head Monday night at Rogers Place when the Edmonton Oilers host the Washington Capitals.

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  Dec 5, 2022
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• Russian NHL star Ovechkin faces calls to ‘do more’ to condemn Ukraine war

  The hockey star has a longtime friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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  Mar 11, 2022
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• Ovechkin ties Jagr for 3rd place on all-time NHL scoring list as Capitals down Flames 5-4

  Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Nic Dowd had the pivotal go-ahead goal as the Washington Capitals came from behind in the third period for a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames.

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  Mar 9, 2022