Alex Ovechkin is set to break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, but he’s not ‘The Great One’
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to score the most NHL regular-season goals, but he trails Kings great Wayne Gretzky in other ways.
'Always hungry': Why Alex Ovechkin is the greatest goalscorer who ever lived
Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the afternoon against the Edmonton Oilers and the 880 th of his career, he skated to the glass at a raucous Capital One Arena and fist-bumped a little boy through it.
Alex Ovechkin Says He Never Imagined He'd Be An NHL Legend, Staying Grounded As He Moves Within 8 Of Gretzky: 'Well See'
Growing up in Moscow, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin never thought he'd be a star. He'd just hoped he had what it took to stick around in the National Hockey League.
Alex Ovechkin scores goal, moves within 8 of breaking record
In Washington's 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks Saturday, Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th goal, moving within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, as the Capitals captain deflected a shot from Martin Fehervary with 9:06 left in the third period.
Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: Capitals star eight away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward has already etched his name in history, but he's still chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.
Alert: Alex Ovechkin scores 887th career goal to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record
Alex Ovechkin scores 887th career goal to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. For more than a century, Times Union photographers have been documenting the Capital Region’s fascinating people,
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Ovechkin stick collection during Gretzky chase ‘for memory, history’
While in the Hall of Fame’s famed Stick Storage Centre, which holds more than 4,000 sticks, the oldest dating to 1875, ...
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Ovechkin Has Collected Hundreds of His Own Pucks and Sticks
Sitting at Nobu Malibu, an upscale beachfront restaurant in Southern California, Washington Capitals left winger Alex ...
Ovechkin Silences Critics With Unselfish Play In Anaheim As He Passes Up 887: 'Says Everything About Him As A Teammate'
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin found himself with the puck on his stick, the net empty at the other end and ...
When San Jose Sharks played host to Wayne Gretzky’s record-tying moment
Ovechkin’s record pursuit rekindles memories of the day Gretzky scored 800th, 801st goals in San Jose to tie Gordie Howe.
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Ovechkin scores 886th career goal into an empty net to move 9 back of breaking Gretzky's NHL record
It’s still a pretty skilled play to go backhand through a guy’s leg or stick ... wing Alex Ovechkin, not pictured, scores his 886th goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against ...
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Ovechkin career goal record chase: Tracker, highlights, more
A day after his hat trick against Vegas, Ovechkin scored two more against the Hockey Club -- and might ... his shot banks off Alex Pietrangelo's stick. Did you seriously think that an 8-1 win ...