Alex Ovechkin scores 890th career goal
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Alex Ovechkin moved three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 892nd of his career in the Washington Capitals’ game at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.
From Associated Press News
Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of the season.
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Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal to move within four of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record, helping the Washington Capitals defeat the host Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
From Reuters
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As Alex Ovechkin closes in on what some considered one of the most unassailable records in NHL history – Wayne Gretzky’s 894 goals – let’s look back at how the wondrous winger ended up in the National Hockey League.
It’s a full-circle moment for Ovechkin, whose NHL career officially started in the same building -- it was called the RBC Center at the time -- at the 2004 NHL Draft. Ross Mahoney, who was Washington's director of amateur scouting at the time Ovechkin was selected No. 1, remembers.
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews had some kind words for Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin but is also glad he won't be seeing him for a while.
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"He's earned all of the accolades and all of the attention that he's getting." The post Mass. native Ryan Leonard’s road to NHL realized with sushi dinner with Ovechkin, debut vs. Bruins appeared first on Boston.
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