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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin 6 goals away from breaking Gretzky's scoring record

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has scored 889 goals in his career, making him six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 goals.
The Capitals have eleven games left in the regular season for Ovechkin to break the record.
If Ovechkin does not break the record this season, fans will have to wait until October and the next season for the countdown to restart.
The NHL plans to have Wayne Gretzky at every Capitals game for the historic moment when Ovechkin breaks the record.

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Washington Capitals’ Ovechkin aims for NHL record in honor of pediatric cancer research

Washington Capitols hockey fan Cameron Corno was diagnosed with a brain tumor at just seventeen months old. Now, the Capitols’ superstar Alexander Ovechkin is determined to honor fans like Corno and write his name in the history books by breaking legend Wayne Gretzky’s record for most scores in the NHL. Each score by Ovechkin is dedicated to raise funds for pediatric cancer research.

3 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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ESPN+ Unveils The ‘OviCast’ As Alexander Ovechkin Chases Wayne Gretzky’s NHL Goals Record

ESPN+ is planning five exclusive alternate telecasts known as “the OviCast” as viewers track the Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record. The first special stream is Thursday night as Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals face the Minnesota Wild. Additional games with the extra telecast will be on April 10, 12, 15 and 17, […]

4 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin began chasing Gretzky’s NHL goals record - Edmonton

Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to hockey through his father.

4 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 en route to chasing NHL history

“He was a very, very bright young man in terms of his goal-setting for his life,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who met Alex Ovechkin as a teenager. “He was determined. He was one of the fastest players on the ice, and he had a purpose.

5 days ago·Harrisburg, United States

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Capitals soaking up Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s goal record

Ovechkin’s pursuit of hockey immortality has galvanized a roster that tops the league standings with 103 points

5 days ago·Canada

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How Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 while chasing NHL history

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take young Alex to practice. Coach Vyacheslav Kirillov begged Tatyana to get him back in the sport until she gave in. Good thing, too. Raised in the final years of the Soviet sports system by parents who were already accomplished athletes, Ovechkin was give…

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