Ovechkin moves 9 behind Gretzky with 885th goal

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  Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal to move 10 back of Gretzky’s NHL record

  Lightning beat Capitals 3-1 despite Ovechkin’s 884th goal Russian star now within 10 goals of tying Gretzky’s mark Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career late in the Washington ...
  
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• Ovechkin 'feeling it,' moves within 10 of Gretzky

  Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career on Saturday to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky's record.
  
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  Alex Ovechkin sets another goal-scoring record on the march to breaking Wayne Gretzky's tally

  Alex Ovechkin reached 30 goals in a season for the 19th time in his 20-year NHL career, adding to the league record he set last season with his 18th.
  
  NBC News - Feb. 26
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  Variety is the spice that has Alex Ovechkin fast approaching Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record

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  Capitals' Alex Ovechkin raising money for cancer research while pursuing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record

  Ovechkin is only 11 goals away from becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader
  
  CBS Sports - 15h
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  Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: Capitals star 10 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record

  At his current pace, Ovechkin could surpass 'The Great One' before the end of the season
  
  CBS Sports - 5h
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  Alex Ovechkin scores 32nd career hat trick to move closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time record

  With three goals against the Oilers on Sunday, Ovechkin is now 13 goals away from Gretzky's total of 894.
  
  Yahoo Sports - Feb. 23

• Ovechkin uses Gretzky chase for cancer funding

  Every goal scored by Alex Ovechkin for the rest of his career will raise funds toward pediatric cancer research.
  
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• Countdown to 894: The Alex Ovechkin goal-scoring tracker

  Follow along as the Capitals star chases down Wayne Gretzky's record
  
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