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The NHL has been preparing for Ovechkin's record-breaking 895th goal for months.
USA Today |
After scoring his 39th goal of the season in a 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, Alex Ovechkin is two goals from tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 and three from setting the new...
The Washington Post |
The goal horn went off at Bugsy’s Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar as it does every time the Washington Capitals score a goal.

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Ovechkin chase joined by Gretzky, NHL Commissioner Bettman with goals record 3 away
RALEIGH, N.C. -- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and many other League executives were at Lenovo Center on Wednesday to see Alex Ovechkin score his 892nd goal, moving the Washington Capitals forward to within three of breaking Wayne Gretzky 's NHL record of 894.
When will Alex Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record? Here’s his game schedule
Alex Ovechkin is on the brink of making NHL history as the league's all-time leading goal scorer. When will he accomplish the feat? See his schedule.
When is Alex Ovechkin's next game? Capitals star on brink of NHL goal record
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs three goals to break Wayne Gretzky's record. What to know about Friday's game vs. Chicago Blackhawks.
What are the odds Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's record vs Columbus Blue Jackets?
Oddsmakers still think Ovechkin's best chance to pass Gretzky's goal record is during games April 12-13 against the Blue Jackets.
Alex Ovechkin records 892nd career goal to move a hat trick away of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal Wednesday and is now three tally shy of breaking Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky’s 31-year NHL record.
Alex Ovechkin scores goal No. 892, moving within 3 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record
Alex Ovechkin moved within three goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 892nd of his career Wednesday night.
Reminders of Alex Ovechkin's goal record chase are everywhere around Washington — and in Russia
Reminders of Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record are all over Washington and the surrounding suburbs of the nation’s capital
When could Alex Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky goal record? Capitals remaining schedule
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is chasing Wayne Gretzky's goal record. How he has fared vs. the teams he'll face the rest of the season.
Ovechkin scores again, but the Hurricanes beat the Capitals to clinch playoff spot
Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal, moving him three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, but rookie Jackson Blake scored twice to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday night and clinch a playoff spot.
A leap year ploy could have altered hockey history as Alex Ovechkin closes in on Wayne Gretzky’s ‘unreachable’ goal record
As Alex Ovechkin closes in on what some considered one of the most unassailable records in NHL history – Wayne Gretzky’s 894 goals – let’s look back at how the wondrous winger ended up in the National Hockey League.
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Hurricanes clinch playoff berth, applaud Ovechkin moving closer to Gretzky record
Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal on a 5-on-3 power play at 19:25 of the second period to cut Carolina's lead to 4-1. He was open at the top of the left circle, got the puck from defenseman Jakob Chychrun and hammered a one-timer under goalie Frederik Andersen 's glove.
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