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Ovechkin needs three goals to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.
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Ovechkin now needs three goals to pass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL all-time goals record.
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He needs three goals in the team's final seven regular season games to top Gretzky's all-time mark of 894, starting Friday at home against the Chicago Blackhawks.
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