{"id":17501,"date":"2025-04-05T02:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T02:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/alex-ovechkin-ties-wayne-gretzkys-nhl-career-goals-record-with-no-894\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T02:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T02:18:10","slug":"alex-ovechkin-ties-wayne-gretzkys-nhl-career-goals-record-with-no-894","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/alex-ovechkin-ties-wayne-gretzkys-nhl-career-goals-record-with-no-894\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky&#8217;s NHL career goals record with No. 894"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-sports-records-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">NHL regular-season goals record<\/a><\/span> by scoring the 894th of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Ovechkin scored his second goal of the Washington Capitals&#8217; game Friday night against the Chicago Blackhawks on the power play with 13:46 left in the third period. And he did so with Gretzky in attendance for the first time during this chase. The Capitals defeated the Blackhawks 5-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, he got his 893rd to move one away from tying and two from breaking Gretzky&#8217;s mark that long seemed unapproachable. The 39-year-old Russian superstar is now one away from breaking it with six games left to play this season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/05\/95d66d58-2283-4ba8-86da-8ade46bc2d4f\/thumbnail\/1240x827\/42a5fd5c10c2df47a00c2240e0930b2d\/gettyimages-2208572161.jpg?v=7613930c2bdb7d1bf55be910a9b022f2#\" alt=\"Alex Ovechkin \" height=\"827\" width=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals reacts after scoring his 894th career goal in the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena on April 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Ovechkin&#8217;s goal ties him with Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goal scoring record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                BRUCE BENNETT \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On his first of the night, Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 in, taking a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and banking the puck off the far post and the goaltender&#8217;s back and in.<\/p>\n<p>After a few seconds, Ovechkin&#8217;s personal goal song, &#8220;Shake, Rattle &amp; Roll&#8221; by Big Joe Turner,&#8221; started blaring from arena speakers as mascot Slapshot flipped the counter in one corner from 892 to 893. Fans chanted, &#8220;Ovi! 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