From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. When Ovechkin was 12 and playing in a competitive Moscow youth league. A few ...
Will Alex Ovechkin break the all-time goals record this season? Projections suggest a 73% likelihood
Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin continues to move closer towards breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record. In a 3-2 ...
Ovechkin scores his 889th career goal to move 6 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record
With three goals in his past five games, the 39-year-old is back in range to pass Gretzky’s mark of 894 that long seemed unapproachable this spring.
Alex Ovechkin 6 goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record after scoring vs. Jets
The Washington Capitals superstar continues to close in on Gretzky’s longstanding record of 894 career NHL goals.
Everyone wants to be in the building for Alex Ovechkin’s record-breaker — except opposing goalies
Are Ovechkin's upcoming opponents calendar-watching? You bet. No one wants to be a victim in a historic highlight.
Alex Ovechkin gets 888th career goal to move 7 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record
Ovechkin scored in the Washington Capitals’ home game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, beating Samuel ...
Alex Ovechkin scores 887th goal to move within 8 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's record
Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin ...
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Ovechkin scores goals, but he is also 308 hits away from the NHL record
Alex Ovechkin is an exceptional goal-scorer. He is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s great record, and he doesn’t have many goals left to achieve it. The Capitals’ captain has 886 goals (!) on the counter and ...
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Ovechkin vs. Gretzky: With goal Sunday, countdown continues for NHL scoring title
The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One ...
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Can Alex Ovechkin pass Wayne Gretzky? How to watch remaining regular season games
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs eight goals in the team's final 15 regular season games to break Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career goals. That's a pace of 0.53 goals a game and he ...