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Ovechkin has mused in the past about retiring after 2025-26, at age 40, so maybe it stops there, around 940 or so?
From The New York Times
Ovechkin comes to Long Island on Sunday tied with Wayne Gretzky at 894 goals after scoring two at home against the Blackhawks on Friday.
From The New York Times
With his 895th career goal on Sunday, the Washington Capitals star has accomplished what was once unthinkable and surpassed “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky, as the all-time leading goal scorer in NHL ...
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Where does Alex Ovechkin rank among NHL GOATs after claiming all-time goals record?
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Reactions to Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin scoring his 895th career goal to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record reverberated quickly around hockey, sports and the rest of the world.
Alex Ovechkin Named NHL's First Star of the Week
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has been named the NHL’s First Star for the week ending April 6, the NHL announced today. Ovechkin, 39, scored five goals in four games to reach 895 career goals and break the NHL’s all-time goals record.
How Alex Ovechkin broke Gretzky's record with goal No. 895 — as it happened
Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on Sunday in New York. Here's how history unfolded in real time and the reaction that ensued
Wayne Gretzky, Former Canadian Hero
Gretzky, back then at least, was more than a hockey player to Canadians. He was homegrown royalty, a player of such quality, of such rare possibility, that he transcended the game we’ve always used to define ourselves.
Jakub Dobes Got An Interesting Gift Following Ovechkin’s Record
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Washington Capitals’ captain and super sniper, Alexander Ovechkin, broke Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record this weekend when he beat countryman Ilya Sorokin on a power play.
Gretkzy's NHL goal total may be the last 'unattainable' record to fall in my lifetime
With his 895th career goal on Sunday, the Washington Capitals star has accomplished what was once unthinkable and surpassed “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky, as the all-time leading goal scorer in NHL history.
Alex Ovechkin’s secret to becoming NHL’s all-time goals leader? This one spot on the ice
Ovechkin’s dominance on the ice from the left circle defines his legacy as the greatest goal scorer in NHL history.
Goalies beaten by Ovechkin & Gretzky share war stories with NHL.com
After Alex Ovechkin completed his chase of Wayne Gretzky and the NHL goal record by scoring his 895th against the New York Islanders on Sunday, their statistical lines as goal-scorers are almost identical.
Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record with No. 894
Alex Ovechkin, the 39-year-old Russian superstar, is now one away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's mark with six games left to play this season.
Wayne Gretzky honors Gordie Howe as Alex Ovechkin breaks NHL goal record
Wayne Gretzky wore a No. 9 red pin to honor Detroit Red Wings legend and Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, as Alex Ovechkin scored a record 895th goal.
Alex Faulkner, N.L.'s first NHL player, dead at 88
Alex Faulkner, who suited up for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings between 1961 and 1964, was 88 years old. He was the first player from the province to crack the National Hockey League.
Vladimir Putin congratulates Alex Ovechkin on ‘outstanding’ NHL goals record
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all time top goal-scorer. Writing after Ovechkin’s 895th career goal broke a tie for the record with Wayne Gretzky in the Washington Capitals’ game Sunday against the New York Islanders,
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