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How close is Alex Ovechkin to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record?
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 goals and needs five to tie and six to break the record. Ovechkin ...
The New York Times3d
The ‘very, very coachable’ Alex Ovechkin: Former coaches on the tweaks he’s made on the way to history
Years before it became obvious that Alex Ovechkin was going to smash the NHL’s all-time goals record, he had an unbroken five-season run leading the league in power-play goals. The 101 pucks he ...
ESPN3d
Odds, props to bet Alex Ovechkin's goal record chase
Alex Ovechkin continues his chase to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time regular season NHL goals scoring record of 894. Ovechkin has been on a scoring tear this season, with 35 goals in 54 games to ...
Newsday4d
From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...
Yahoo! Sports3d
Ovechkin Talks Being Asked Constantly About The Record & Evolving His Game Over Time
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. (Screencap/Capitals) As Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin inches closer to ...
National Hockey League3d
Ovechkin, Capitals give Fleury his flowers following final meeting
ST. PAUL, Minn. --Alex Ovechkin was unable to move closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Marc-Andre Fleury didn’t even play. Still, Ovechkin and Fleury shared likely a final moment of ...
AOL5d
How many goals does Alex Ovechkin need to pass Wayne Gretzky as NHL's all-time scorer?
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break ...