Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.

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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 ...

Wayne Gretzky will be present as Alex Ovechkin approaches breaking his record of 894 career goals, with NHL planning a special celebration. Ovechkin, with only eight goals left and 16 games ...

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 ...

However, that record is about to go down. Let's check out the odds on whether Washington's Alex Ovechkin will score his 895th goal this season, and against which squad he will accomplish the ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 887 goals and needs seven to tie and eight to break the record.

Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals' star, tied Jaromir Jagr for the most game-winning goals in NHL history with 135, achieving this in only 1,467 games compared to Jagr's 1,733. Ovechkin's ...