NHL roundup: Jets defeat Caps to clinch playoff spot
Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night in a battle in which Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal.
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Alex Ovechkin inches closer to goals record, but Winnipeg Jets have last laugh in overtime
Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to help the Winnipeg Jets clinch a playoff spot by downing the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Tuesday's showdown between the NHL's top two teams.
Ovechkin scores No. 889, now six goals away from NHL record - ESPN
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Alex Ovechkin scored the 889th goal of his career Tuesday night, and is now six goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.
Odds, props to bet Alex Ovechkin's goal record chase - ESPN
Alex Ovechkin continues his chase to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time regular season NHL goals scoring record of 894. Ovechkin has been on a scoring tear this season, with 35 goals in 53 games to give him a total of 886, despite missing time with a broken leg. Both Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals have been surprisingly hot this season, with Ovechkin logging his best goals per game ratio in years and the Capitals at the top of the Eastern Conference.
Excrement smeared on Edmonton statue of Oilers great Wayne Gretzky
Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces.
Alex Ovechkin gets 888th career goal, 7 away from NHL record - ESPN
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin is one step closer to NHL history after the «Great 8» reached a fitting number in his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's career goals record.
Alex Ovechkin scores goal, moves within 8 of breaking record - ESPN
SAN JOSE, Calif. — During the Washington Capitals' 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.
Ovechkin scores 887th goal, moves within 8 of breaking Gretzky's record
Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday against the San Jose Sharks to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.