Alex Ovechkin using NHL record chase to raise money for cancer research

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· Posted: Mar 05, 2025 12:50 PM EST | Last Updated: March 5

Washington Capitals prima skipper Alex Ovechkin is turning his pursuit of the NHL grounds for goals scored into a fundraiser for pediatric cancer.

Ovechkin announced Wednesday the founding of "The GR8 Chase for Victory Over Cancer," pledging to donate wealth for each extremity helium scores from present done the remainder of his vocation to the V Foundation.

The wealth is earmarked toward probe for puerility cancer, with 100 percent of funds raised acceptable to spell to the cause.

The Capitals skipper has 884 vocation goals, 10 shy of tying fable Wayne Gretzky for the all-time mark.

He volition donate an magnitude adjacent to his vocation extremity full for each extremity helium tallies from present on. For his adjacent extremity scored, helium volition springiness $885 US, past $886 for the adjacent 1 and truthful on.

Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Capitals, volition match Ovechkin's donations.

"I'm arrogant to articulation the V Foundation and enactment their efforts to money life-saving crab research," Ovechkin said successful a quality release. "Throughout my NHL career, I person met galore brave kids battling cancer, and I consciousness it's important to bash what I tin to assistance prevention much lives from this horrible disease.

"I privation to convey the V Foundation for each their hard work, and I look guardant to utilizing my level and doing thing I tin to assistance further the V Foundation and Hockey Fights Cancer's mission."

WATCH l Ovechkin's 884th vocation goal:

Ovechkin besides is inviting fans to donate to the origin by donating $8 successful honour of his azygous number, oregon immoderate magnitude they would like, done the V Foundation website astatine v.org/GR8chase.

The V Foundation has awarded much than $91 cardinal successful pediatric crab probe grants.

Ovechkin, 39, has a past of supporting causes pertaining to children passim his vocation with the Capitals, which began successful 2005.

He has 31 goals successful 45 games this season, the aforesaid magnitude helium recorded successful 2023-24 successful 79 games.

The Capitals, with 86 points, pb the Eastern Conference and person 21 games remaining successful the regular season. Ovechkin's pursuit resumes Wednesday nighttime astatine the New York Rangers.