After Ovechkin does return, though, it’s possible he’ll be close to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record of 894 goals by the ...

The 39-year-old was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 20 and was expected to miss four to six weeks recovering at that point.

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