Ovechkin scores 892nd NHL goal, moving within 3 of breaking Gretzky's record

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Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd vocation extremity connected Wednesday nighttime successful a 5-1 nonaccomplishment to the Carolina Hurricanes, moving him 3 distant from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

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The Associated Press

· Posted: Apr 02, 2025 10:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

A men's hockey subordinate raises his fist successful celebration.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd vocation goal, moving him 3 distant from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, but rookie Jackson Blake scored doubly to assistance the Carolina Hurricanes bushed the Washington Capitals 5-1 connected Wednesday nighttime and clinch a playoff spot.

Logan Stankoven, Seth Jarvis and Sean Walker besides scored for the Hurricanes, who qualified for the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season. That matches a franchise record.

Frederik Andersen stopped 20 of 21 shots to triumph his seventh consecutive commencement for Carolina.

Ovechkin bushed Andersen with a one-timer with Washington connected a 5-on-3 powerfulness play with 34.5 seconds near successful the 2nd to chopped Carolina's pb to 4-1. Ovechkin has 17 goals successful the past 25 games and has 39 this season.

Washington goalie Logan Thompson gave up 3 goals successful the archetypal earlier helium near the crippled astatine intermission with an upper-body wounded and was replaced by Charlie Lindgren, who made 18 saves.

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Ovechkin scores his 892nd vocation goal, present lone 3 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record

Ovechkin's powerfulness play extremity enactment Washington connected the committee making it 4-1 Canes precocious successful the 2nd period. In the extremity it was Carolina defeating Washington 5-1.

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