When Could Ovechkin Pass Gretzky? Capitals Captain Leads NHL In Goals Per Game & Coming Off Yet Another Record: 'It's Pretty Cool'
At the age of 39 and 21 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has the best goal-scoring pace in the NHL. 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.
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 record 179th goaltender he's scored on.
Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: Capitals star 21 away from passing Wayne Gretzky for all-time NHL record
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but there's one more still to go that could put him in the pantheon of all-time greats.
Alex Ovechkin breaks new record as chase continues to become NHL’s all-time leading scorer
NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer.
It’s only a matter of time until Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin continues to inch closer to rewriting the NHL record book. Netting the overtime winner Thursday versus the Ottawa
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.
Tom McVie, longtime Boston Bruins assistant, dies at 89
Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship before moving on to a ...
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A Bruins, Capitals Playoff Series Would Be Intense
When you think about the Boston Bruins’ top rivals ... is 25 shy of passing Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most goals in NHL history. Ovechkin should be closer to that mark the next time ...
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Physical win over Bruins gives Capitals fans a happy new year
The many fans who came to see Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals take on the Boston Bruins Tuesday didn’t see the Great Eight make progress toward Wayne Gretzky’s goals record ...
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Chychrun scores his 11th goal of the season as the Capitals beat the Bruins 3-1
He did the same with a big stop with 16.1 seconds left and Boston skating 6 on 5. Ovechkin remains 25 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record. The Bruins visit the last-place ...
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Longtime Vancouver resident Tom McVie, former NHL coach, dies at 89
Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton ...
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Today in Sports – Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in regular season & playoffs
1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins ... 1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season ...
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Meet the only NHL teammate of both Ovechkin and Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 career NHL games. Alex Ovechkin is poised to shatter that record, having scored 872 times in 1,451 games through Wednesday night. That's a combined 2,938 ...