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3mo ago

Alex Ovechkin Scores Career Goal 871, Moves Closer to NHL Record

Ovechkin's power-play goal against Marc-Andre Fleury brings him within 24 goals of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, though the Capitals fell to the Wild in a shootout.

Overview

  • Alex Ovechkin scored his 871st career goal during the Washington Capitals' game against the Minnesota Wild, leaving him 24 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894.
  • The goal marked Ovechkin's 28th against goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, the most he has scored against any netminder in his career.
  • Despite Ovechkin's milestone, the Capitals lost 4-3 to the Wild in a shootout, with Matt Boldy scoring the decisive goal for Minnesota.
  • Marc-Andre Fleury, playing in what could be his final game in Washington, made 28 saves and stopped all three Capitals' shootout attempts, including one from Ovechkin.
  • Ovechkin has scored three goals in four games since returning from a fractured fibula, keeping him on pace to potentially surpass Gretzky's record this season.