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Alex Ovechkin, NHL and Wayne Gretzky

When Could Ovechkin Pass Gretzky? Capitals Captain Leads NHL In Goals Per Game & Coming Off Yet Another Record: 'It's Pretty Cool'

Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days. He's scoring at a pace of .72 goals per game and 2.49 goals per 60 minutes, the most in the league of any skater.

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Alex Ovechkin Sets Record, Approaching Wayne Gretzky’s 894-Goal Mark

With his overtime goal on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin has now scored against 179 different goalies in his NHL career — more than any other player.

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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin breaks NHL record as he inches closer to Wayne Gretzky

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has scored goals against more unique goalies than any player in NHL history, passing Jaromir Jagr.

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Why Alex Ovechkin Could Break Wayne Gretzky's Scoring Record This Season

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is 21 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time scoring record ...

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Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 874 goals and needs 21 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered ...

NHL roundup: Oilers rally from 3-goal deficit to beat Avs

Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit ...

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Hockey Hall of Famer takes insulting shot at Russia While Elliotte Friedman & Kyle Bukauskas Say Nothing

On the latest episode of 32 Thoughts the Podcast, a legend of the game had something shocking to say about Russia and Alex ...

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New York Rangers Daily: Blueshirts flip script in latest win, another NHL record set by Alex Ovechkin

The Daily is chock full of news and note son the New York Rangers and how they flipped the script on early-season failures, ...

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The 'Most 20-goal NHL seasons' quiz

Which brings us to today's quiz. Thursday's game-winning goal was Ovi's 20th of the season, tying him with Ron Francis for ...

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