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 ...
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin scores in overtime, breaks record for goalies scored against
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the ...
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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 ...
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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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Alex Ovechkin scores his 872nd career goal as the Capitals beat the struggling Rangers 7-4
Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record ... who remains stuck on 399 career wins. Tom Wilson sealed it with an empty-netter with 37.5 ...