Russian hockey fans cheer as NHL’s Ovechkin nears goals record

Russian hockey fans cheer as NHL’s Ovechkin nears goals record

By Mikhail Antonov and Yevgeniy Matveev MOSCOW (Reuters) – The young hockey players gliding down the rink at Moscow’s Dynamo sports club know that they train in the shadow of greatness. Portraits of alumni Alexander Ovechkin, now the captain of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals, dot the walls of the school’s museum. All the youngsters at the hockey academy know his name. The Moscow-born Ovechkin is now just three goals away from b…

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Ovechkin inches closer to record

BOSTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal, moving him four away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and Dylan Strome broke a third-period tie on Tuesday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the…

Alex Ovechkin hunting record but Caps struggling as Blackhawks visit

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