FILE: Ovechkin scores record 895th NHL goal

Record ID: 1987702

  • Title: FILE: Ovechkin scores record 895th NHL goal
  • Date: 2nd April 2025
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (APRIL 2, 2021) (RUSSIAN POOL) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND KIRILL DMITRIEV SITTING DOWN DMITRIEV LISTENING TO PUTIN DMITRIEV PASSING PAPER TO PUTIN (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) THEN HEAD OF RUSSIAN DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND, KIRILL DMITRIEV, SAYING: "There are already agreements with ten countries, (OVER PUTIN) with 20 manufacturers, including the largest man
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  • Keywords: Alexander Ovechkin NHL National Hockey League Washington Capitals Wayne Gretzky ice hockey
  • Location: VARIOUS
  • City: VARIOUS
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Ice Hockey,North America,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA005150207012025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career National Hockey League goal on Sunday (April 6), breaking the all-time record set by Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.
    Ovechkin scored during their away game at the New York Islanders to cut the home side's lead to 2-1.
    When Gretzky retired in 1999, his 894-goal tally was 93 goals more than any player before him, making the record seem unassailable.
    Born in Moscow in 1985 when Russia was still part of the Soviet Union, Ovechkin played for Dynamo Moscow before joining the NHL in 2005 following the 2004 draft, where he has been a stalwart of the Capitals.
    (Production: Stefan Haskins and Simon Ormiston)
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