Alex Ovechkin Closes In On Wayne Gretzky's Goal Record

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Today in Sports - Wayne Gretzky scores 802nd goal, passes Gordie Howe as top scorer in NHL history
Maurice Richard, playing in his second Stanley Cup Playoff game, scores five goals in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup semifinals. Toe Blake has five assists. 1948 — Kentucky,

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Alex Ovechkin Closes In On Wayne Gretzky's Goal Record After Scoring His 1,000th Career NHL Regular Season And Playoff Goal
Watch Alex Ovechkin Score 1,000th Career Goal, Join Wayne Gretzky with Incredible NHL Milestone
Alex Ovechkin becomes 2nd NHL player with 1,000 career goals
March 22 - Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin became just the second player in NHL history with 1,000 ​career goals, including regular season and ‌playoffs, with a power-play goal on Sunday t...

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Avalanche beat Capitals in OT after Alex Ovechkin scores his 1,000th NHL goal counting playoffs
Alex 'Ovi' Ovechkin scores 1,000th career goal against Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche beat Capitals in OT to clinch playoff spot
Gabriel Landeskog and Nicolas Roy also found ​the back of the net for Colorado, which is ​the first team to secure a spot in the ⁠Stanley Cup playoffs.

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Brock Nelson’s overtime goal helps Avalanche survive choppy performance against Capitals
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin scores goal number 1,000 from the spot that made him famous

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Alex Ovechkin holds the record for the most individual career goals in NHL history. Which other players are at the top of the list?
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Scoring a goal in the National Hockey League is one of the most difficult feats in professional sports. It requires precision, timing, spatial awareness, hand–eye coordination, and the ability to process the game at elite speed while facing the