With Ovi set to break Gretzky's career goals record, many comparisons have been drawn between them. But only one man can say he was a teammate of both.
Alex Ovechkin scores his 872nd career goal
Watch: Alex Ovechkin continues hot goal streak with late tally against Rangers
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 872nd career goal as the Capitals beat the struggling Rangers 7-4
Ovechkin gets No. 872, Capitals score 7 against Rangers
WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd NHL goal, moving within 23 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, to help the Washington Capitals to a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena on Saturday.
The New York Rangers hit the road against the Washington Capitals looking to stop a three-game road losing streak.
The New York Rangers dropped a divisional matchup with the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday at Capital One Arena.
When asked about the goal after the game, Svechkov revealed that he had actually drawn inspiration from his fellow countryman, Washington Capitals winger Alexander Ovechkin, who had scored a similar goal earlier that same day in a win over the New York Rangers.
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday.
Dylan Strome, typically a man of many words, needed just a few to sum up the Washington Capitals’ win over the New York Rangers on Saturday ... including on Alex Ovechkin’s winner midway ...
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What really happened between the Rangers and Canucks? How will Frank Vatrano's contract deferrals work? Elliotte Friedman covers that and more in a new 32 Thoughts blog.
TORONTO -- Bob McKenzie’s long-time nickname has been “The Bobfather,” a handle that TSN viewers embraced for his penchant of breaking signings and trades. “He comes by it honestly, that’s for sure, in a lot of different connotations,” his son Shawn, a rinkside host for Hockey Night in Canada and Sportsnet, said with a chuckle.
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