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“Finally, I'm not going to have those questions, ‘When do you think you're going to break it?’” Ovechkin said after scoring his record-breaking 895th goal in the Washington Capitals’ 4-1 loss to the N...
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Ovechkin scored 285 goals from his spot, a spot that defined his legacy and leaves a distinctive mark on a map of his 895 goals.
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Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually reserved only for playoff races.
Ovechkin's teammates mobbed him on the ice as Gretzky, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Ovechkin's family stood and applauded. A chant of "Ovi, Ovi, Ovi, Ovi" rung out from the UBS Arena stands as Ovechkin continued to celebrate the moment on the ice.
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The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. Mike Knuble loves the stat that Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey player has points. “If he didn’t score a goal,
Nashville Predators forward Steven Stamkos has the third-most goals (580) among active players, behind Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby.
By the time this article is seen by you, Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin may have surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the all-time most goals in NHL history. What may surprise you even more than surpassing “The Great One” is the diet Ovechkin has.
By the time Ovechkin finished his debut season, he had scored 52 goals among his 106 points, running away with the Calder Trophy given to the NHL’s rookie of the year – he received 124 of 129 first-place votes to beat out Sidney Crosby, who had his own 102-point campaign – and finishing sixth in the Hart Trophy voting for MVP.