Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. After a hat trick on Sunday, Ovechkin has 882 goals and needs 13 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by “The Great One” that long seemed unapproachable.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is getting closer and closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's prestigious NHL record.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.

President Trump and Bobby Orr have also come to the public defense of Gretzky, whose support for Trump and appearance at a Canada-U.S. game upset some of his countrymen.

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Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery revealed the plan behind Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of the NHL all-time goal-scoring record set by The Great One, Wayne Gretzky.

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin is close to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record of 894. Despite the possibility of breaking the r

Wayne Gretzky is considered the greatest hockey player of all time. Some of his records are considered untouchable, and we long thought that his goals record would stand the test of time. Yet Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is closing in on that Gretzky record.

Wayne Gretzky set several records that would seemingly never be broken over the course of his legendary NHL career. It was somewhat fair to assume no one