Part of what makes Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record so compelling is that the two players ...

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Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 ...

He missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto ... Ovechkin, after climbing past Mike Gartner (708), Esposito (717), Dionne (731), Brett Hull (741) and Jagr (766), scored goal No. 802 ...

Brett Hull (741 ... Ovechkin scored two more against the Hockey Club -- and might've had another if he wasn't knocked out of the game following a collision with Jack McBain.

The Metropolitans, members of the old Pacific Coach Hockey Association ... (THW Archives) Hull made more history a decade later with a goal in the old Boston Garden. He tied the game with just ...