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Alex Ovechkin scores goal No. 892

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Ovechkin now needs three goals to pass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL all-time goals record.
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Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal to extend his goal streak to three games and move within three of breaking Gretzky’s record of 894 in the Washington Capitals’ 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at Le...
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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Alex Ovechkin scores goal No. 892, moves to within 3 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scores his 892nd goal to move 3 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.
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Ovechkin has scored his 891 goals in 1,484 games during 20 NHL seasons with Washington, which selected him with the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NHL Draft. Gretzky scored his 894 goals in 1,487 games during 20 NHL seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers before retiring after the 1998-99 season.
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Alex Ovechkin scores goal No. 892, moving within 3 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record
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