Ovechkin has 889 goals and needs five to tie and six to break the record. Recommended Videos Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by “The Great One” that ...

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The 39-year-old scored on a bullet shot to inch closer to hockey immortality with the 889th goal of his NHL career — just six ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is now six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 889th of his career in the Washington Capitals’ game Tuesday ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 7 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

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The Washington Capitals winger scored for the 889th time his NHL career Tuesday to move within five goals of tying Wayne ...