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Will Alexander Ovechkin Score a Goal Against the Oilers on January 21?
Should you wager on Alexander Ovechkin to find the back of the net when the Washington Capitals and the Edmonton Oilers face off on Tuesday at 9:00 PM ET? In the article below, we dig into the numbers and trends you need to consider before putting any money down.
Alex Ovechkin moves within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record
Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.
Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: Capitals star 20 away from passing Wayne Gretzky for all-time NHL record
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but there's one more still to go that could put him in the pantheon of all-time greats.
Ovechkin moves within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record , Capitals beat Kraken 3-0
Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Friday night for their sixth straight vi
Alex Ovechkin scores 875th NHL goal
Alex Ovechkin scores in the third period and is now 20 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky on the NHL's all-time list.
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin resumes Wayne Gretzky chase with 875th NHL goal
Alex Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for nearly 57 minutes in a 3-0 Washington Capitals win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night — but The Great Eight found a way to do what he does best just before the final buzzer.
For Alex Ovechkin, office hours include OT as Caps turn back Senators
After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.
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Alex Ovechkin scores on Marc-Andre Fleury for a 28th time to move 24 away from the NHL goals record
Despite giving up another to Ovechkin, Fleury beat the Capitals for the 28th time in his career. Washington's Tom Wilson, who also scored and had another would-be goal disallowed, said there's a ...
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Ovechkin career goal record chase: Tracker, highlights, more
then added a power-play tally in the third (assisted by Strome and Tom Wilson) to make it 4-1. Alex Ovechkin's wrist shot finds the net to pad the Capitals' lead vs. the Blues and creep ever ...
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Capitals Hold on for 3-2 Win Over Oilers
For the only time this season, Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals traveled to Edmonton to play the Oilers. Edmonton was without Connor McDavid, as he served game one of his three-game ...
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Red-hot Capitals getting key contributions from more than just Ovechkin
EDMONTON — Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of the all-time goal ... One of the players having a career campaign is Tom Wilson, who scored his 20th goal of the season. It is the fourth time in ...
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Inside the Capitals' stunning retool around Alex Ovechkin
If Alex Ovechkin was going to shatter Wayne ... "There has to be an expectation that we're going to win," forward Tom Wilson said. "That's a culture that's been built. The new guys came in this ...
Sundance: ‘Plainclothes’ Filmmaker on Casting Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey as Undercover Lovers
The film, which marks the feature debut of Carmen Emmi, follows an undercover officer (Blyth) who is assigned to lure and ...