How close is Alex Ovechkin to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record?
Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal to move within 10 of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record
Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: Capitals star 11 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record
Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal to move 10 back of tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record
Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. The Washington Capitals captain beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period on Saturday.
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How close is Alex Ovechkin to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record?
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) wears a special helmet decal in support of the figure skating community and all those affected by the Flight 5342 tragedy during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning,
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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, Ovechkin was fascinated with an old, wooden one with a long flat blade. It belonged to Maurice Richard, who held the NHL goal record with 544 before Howe passed him on Nov. 10, 1963.
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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals odds, picks and predictions
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