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Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: The Great Eight now 25 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894
The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on March 29, 1999, against the New York Islanders. Ovechkin began this season with 853 career goals.
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Likewise, Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s record doesn’t have to distract from the organization’s seemingly attainable goal of being one of the league’s best teams, a unit capable of pushing deep into the playoffs.
Alex Ovechkin goal tracker: How close is Capitals star to Wayne Gretzky's record?
Utah Hockey Club. He returned on Dec. 28 and has goals in his first two games back. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999.
Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 868 goals after scoring 15 in the first 18 games this season. He needs 27 to set a new record.
NHL Nugget: Wayne Gretzky Becomes Fastest Player To 50 Goals This Day In 1981
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Milestone Monday heads to Dec. 30, 1981, when Wayne Gretzky had a night to remember with the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky scored five goals against the Philadelphia Flyers to reach the 50-goal mark in 39 games, shattering an NHL record in the process.
Ovechkin returns, great chase for Gretzky's NHL goals record resumes
Ovechkin’s goal, for the record, was his 60th empty netter, the most in NHL history. More importantly, it brought him to within 25 goals -- of any kind -- of matching Gretzky’s mark of 894, a chase the entire hockey world will be watching for the remainder of the season.
SI:AM | Where Alex Ovechkin’s Pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s Goals Record Stands Now
But Ovechkin left that Nov. 18 game against the Utah Hockey Club with what the team initially described as a lower-body injury. An X-ray revealed a broken left fibula, bringing his pursuit of Gretzky’s record to a screeching halt.
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin just 25 away from breaking Gretzky's goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky.
Ovechkin inches closer to Gretzky with 870th goal
Alex Ovechkin is now 25 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record of 894 goals.
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