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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin breaks NHL record as he inches closer to Wayne Gretzky
The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 in overtime on Thursday night. Alex Ovechkin scored his 874th goal to win the game, closing the gap on Wayne Gretzky's record.
He did break a record previously held by Jaromir Jagr with his goal against Leevi Merilainen. Alex Ovechkin has now scored against the most unique goalies of any player in NHL history, per ESPN.
“I knew I should take a shot as soon as I can because I thought he may be thinking maybe I will pass it back to [Rasmus Sandin],” Ovechkin told reporters.
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“It was a good one, and it went in, so I'll take it.”
Merilainen played just the eighth game of the season on Thursday night. He has been tremendous with Linus Ullmark injured, with five wins and a 1.84 goals-against average this year.
The 22-year-old Finland native previously made two starts in the 2022-23 season.
The Capitals could not solve the youngster in the fi