Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin ...

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Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky.

Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record ... Knuble had never met Gretzky before, but he was a fan -- not just as a kid ...

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The left wing practiced Monday on a line with Dubois at center and Aliaksei Protas at right wing. Ovechkin, who has 20 goals ...

Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record ... but he was a fan -- not just as a kid growing up in Toronto, but as an adult playing in the NHL. Before the 1998 Olympics, he cornered Red ...

Captain Alex Ovechkin, who has been out of the lineup for 16 games after suffering a broken left fibula in mid-November, practiced in full Friday and could play as soon as Saturday in Toronto.

He missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto in the Capitals' first game out of the Christmas break. Ovechkin an empty-netter with 58 seconds left in the third period of a 4-1 road ...