DETROW: At the beginning of the night, Ovechkin is eight goals shy of setting the record. In the arena's main hallway, ...

Everything is coming up crazy eights in the nation's capital. Alexander Ovechkin scored career goal No. 888 on Thursday and ...

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Wayne Gretzky (894) 2. Alex Ovechkin (888 ... slotting the puck in an empty net against the Florida Panthers. Alexander Ovechkin scores an empty-netter with 0.1 left to give him his 878th goal ...

As Alex Ovechkin closes in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, the Washington Capitals star shares a clear message about his ...

The Capitals are head and shoulders the best team in the Eastern Conference with 96 standings points, 11 more than the next ...

Wayne Gretzky (894) 2. Alex Ovechkin (886 ... slotting the puck in an empty net against the Florida Panthers. Alexander Ovechkin scores an empty-netter with 0.1 left to give him his 878th goal of his ...

Alex Ovechkin has scored his 888th career goal to move seven away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record.

The Washington Capitals superstar continues to close in on Gretzky's longstanding record of 894 career NHL goals.