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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin Wins ESPY After Making NHL History

For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL goals seemed unbreakable, but not to Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin, 39, entered the 2024-25 season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record, but after a down season by his standards in 2023-24, there were some doubts that he would break it this year.

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