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Ovechkin scores his 879th to move closer to Gretzky’s record

How many goals away is Alex Ovechkin from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record?

Entering the 2024-25 season, Ovechkin needed 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career tallies. After scoring goal No. 879 on February 6, Ovechkin now needs just 16 goals to pass Gretzky for the NHL’s record.

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Ovechkin scores his 879th to move closer to Gretzky’s record, as Capitals beat Flyers 4-3

Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass from Martin Fehervary and flicking it past Ivan Fedotov.

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Alex Ovechkin scores goal No. 879, stands 16 away from record

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move to within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night. Ovechkin, 39,

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Alex Ovechkin has been role model his whole career. That goes beyond Washington and Russia

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

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Alex Ovechkin’s 2026 Olympic hopes dim as IIHF extends Russian ban

The ban, a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, means it’s decreasingly likely the Capitals star will get to play in the ...

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NHL Morning Skate for Feb. 5

Alex Ovechkin scored for the third straight game – and did so in the dying seconds of regulation – to continue The Gr8 Chase. He owns a career average of 0.60 goals per game and is tracking to break t ...

Alex Ovechkin inches closer to history as Caps double up Panthers

Lars Eller and Nic Dowd each scored a goal early in the third period and captain Alex Ovechkin added career goal No. 878, ...

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