Miami, March 17, 2025 (AFP) - Ovechkin set to achieve the 'impossible'

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When Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals, he will achieve what many in the sport considered simply impossible. Ovechkin edged closer to Gretzky's record on Saturday, netting his 887th career goal in the Washington Capitals' 5-1 drubbing of San Jose. It means the 39-year-old Russian star is now just eight goals away from passing Gretzky's all-time mark, a total long regarded as untouchable. "I could tell you 10 year......

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