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 ...
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Ovechkin returns, great chase for Gretzky's NHL goals record resumes
After all, the Washington captain is back, wry wit and all, and so is his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s all ... To that end, Capitals forward Tom Wilson, a Toronto native, indicated that the ...
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Alex Ovechkin moves a goal closer to Gretzky, but Caps fall in shootout
“They’re a good team,” winger Tom Wilson said ... leaving him just 24 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894. The strike came late in the second period and was the ...
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Ovechkin career goal record chase: Tracker, highlights, more
After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne ... by Strome and Tom Wilson) to make it 4-1.