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Alex Ovechkin donates to pediatric cancer research as he chases NHL history
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is in hot pursuit of hockey history, and the veteran NHL star made a commitment Wednesday that will have an impact beyond the sport. The Capitals announced ...
The Washington Post4d
Agreement keeps familiar voice on mic for Alex Ovechkin’s historic goal
The Washington Capitals will have a handful of games exclusively televised nationally — not locally on Monumental Sports Network — in the final month of the NHL season as Alex Ovechkin chases ...
The New York Times3d
How many goals does Alex Ovechkin have? Capitals great now 9 away from Wayne Gretzky’s record
Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...
Newsday9d
Ovechkin and Capitals to raise money for cancer research as he pursues the NHL career goals record
ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals, Hockey Fights Cancer and the V Foundation launched an initiative to raise awareness and money for pediatric cancer research in connection ...
The Washington Post5d
After Caps rally again, Alex Ovechkin gets closer with his 886th goal
“It’s our second game when we have a slow start,” Ovechkin said, referring to Friday’s comeback win over Detroit. “I think all four lines, kind of sleepy. But [the win] is a good feelin ...
Los Angeles Times5d
Alex Ovechkin is set to break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, but he’s not ‘The Great One’
Well, in the record books at least. Because with nine more goals, Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s total of 894, a mark once considered untouchable. But for Kings TV analyst Jim Fox ...
Newsday5d
Ovechkin scores 886th career goal into an empty net to move 9 back of breaking Gretzky's NHL record
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice with ...
AOL5d
Ovechkin vs. Gretzky: With goal Wednesday, countdown starts for NHL scoring title
The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 10 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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NHL to Ensure Ovechkin’s Historic Goal Called By Special Voice
Ovechkin will go down as the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history and the call will be made by the voice of the Caps before he ends the season, finishes out his NHL run, and goes back home.
USA Today8d
Analyst calling Alex Ovechkin 'one trick pony' gets roasted
Specifically: as the analyst talked about Alex Ovechkin and how the Washington Capitals star has thrived this year -- perhaps despite his age -- he called Ovechkin a "one-trick pony." All this as ...