WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scores his 890th career goal to move 5 goals away from breaking Gretzky's NHL record.

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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. Can he break it this season?

Years before it became obvious that Alex Ovechkin was going to smash the NHL’s all-time goals record, he had an unbroken five-season run leading the league in power-play goals. The 101 pucks he ...

Next on the list in the storied career of Alex Ovechkin will be breaking the goalscoring record of the great Wayne Gretzky. AP Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother Tatyana was a ...

Alex Ovechkin had nothing but praise for Marc-Andre Fleury after the Washington Capitals' loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. Ovechkin met Fleury, the goalie he's played most throughout his ...

Marc-Andre Fleury reflects on the goals he conceded to Alexander Ovechkin and lauds Ovechkin's chance to break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record. Ovechkin, with 889 career goals, is just six goals ...