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Alex Ovechkin, NHL and Wayne Gretzky

When Could Ovechkin Pass Gretzky? Capitals Captain Leads NHL In Goals Per Game & Coming Off Yet Another Record: 'It's Pretty Cool'

At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best goal-scoring pace in the NHL. Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days.

The Boston Globe · 23h

Alex Ovechkin scores overtime winner in Ottawa to close on Wayne Gretzky, push Capitals atop NHL

The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, the record 179th goaltender he's scored on.

Forbes · 11h

Alex Ovechkin Sets Record, Approaching Wayne Gretzky’s 894-Goal Mark

With his overtime goal on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin has now scored against 179 different goalies in his NHL career — more than any other player.

17don MSN

A Bruins, Capitals Playoff Series Would Be Intense

These games have been intense. There’s been significant bite from both sides. Pace, speed, physicality and goaltending have ...

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Today in Sports - Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in regular season & playoffs

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Jan. 10 1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne ...

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Alex Ovechkin career goal tracker: How close is the Capitals captain to breaking Wayne Gretzky's record

One of the most exciting races in the NHL for this season is Ovechkin's chase to break Wayne Gretzky's goal record. The Great One's mark of 894 has stood for over nearly three decades, and it was ...

Not Wayne Gretzky: Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux name the greatest player in NHL history

NHL legends and Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and Mario Lemiuex revealed who was the greatest player to ever step onto the ice-and ...

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Meet the only NHL teammate of both Ovechkin and Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games. Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record, having scored 872 times in 1,451 games through Wednesday night. That's a combined 2,938 ...

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Today in Sports - Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl for second straight year, Lynn Swann is MVP

Today in Sports, January 18 - Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl for second straight year, Lynn Swann is MVP ...

Last week in the NHL: Leafs fans get attacked in Philly, Marchand beefs with Boston media, suspect in Gaudreau homicides pleads not guilty

Fear not, hockey fans, we have all the good, bad, weird and viral news and stats you may have missed on and off the ice from ...

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Wyshynski Awards at midseason: Best team, player, goal, feud

Which front office is most ruthless? Who had the best glow-up? And which rookie has been most important to his team?

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