PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record ...

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Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for ...

Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for nearly 57 minutes in a 3-0 Washington Capitals win over the Seattle Kraken on ...

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Wayne ... against the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 23 to bring himself within 20 goals of breaking Gretzky's record.