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Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record

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He needs five goals in the team's final nine regular-season games to top Gretzky's all-time mark of 894.
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Ovechkin will become the greatest scorer in NHL history, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 regular-season goals.
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