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NHL Reacts to Alex Ovechkin's Unexpected Gesture After Capitals-Wild
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin didn't get closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record on Thursday night, and his biggest moment came after the final horn. Following Washington ...
The News-Herald5d
How Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 while chasing NHL history
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a ...
The New York Times4d
The ‘very, very coachable’ Alex Ovechkin: Former coaches on the tweaks he’s made on the way to history
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 ...
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Alex Ovechkin gets 888th career goal to move 7 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record
WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to NHL history after the “Great 8” reached a fitting number in his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's career goals record. Ovechkin scored his 888th ...
The Vindicator5d
How Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing history
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...