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Alex Ovechkin achieved the unthinkable with an incredible season of scoring to become the NHL's all-time goal king.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000e01t6j6m9lymn@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&amp;feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7389255_2025-04-29-134355&amp;withPlaylist=false&amp;playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&amp;feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7389255_2025-04-29-134355&amp;withPlaylist=false&amp;playerDisplay-logoType=Audacy" allow="clipboard-write"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cma2kzavz000f01t655z6f7lp@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'With his 42nd goal of the season, Ovechkin scored goal No. 895 of his career to pass Wayne Gretzky. (And then score two more goals to move to 897 for his career before the end of the regular season.)', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000g01t65x3cp5vy@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Thank you for following the Countdown to 895 presented exclusively by our partners at\xa0<a href="https://mstreetbank.com/">MainStreet Bank</a>. Cheer Local. Bank Local. Put Our Team in Your Office.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000h01t6okmu0po2@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Here's a look at the final five goals in April from the Great 8's chase!", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000i01t6g88ynjkq@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Career Goal No. 891</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000j01t6mvaz7dmq@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'On the power play, Ovechkin scored a first-period goal to give the Capitals a 2-0 lead (assists to Dylan Strome, John Carlson) en route to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000k01t6337gtd3o@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Four goals away! Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal in the Capitals\' 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins last night to give him 38 on the year and 891 in his NHL career as he inches closer to Wayne Gretzky\'s record!<br /><br />Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/WqL5nuNDCa">pic.twitter.com/WqL5nuNDCa</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1907546184740221195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>', 'isIframe': False, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Four goals away! Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal in the Capitals\' 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins last night to give him 38 on the year and 891 in his NHL career as he inches closer to Wayne Gretzky\'s record!<br><br>Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/WqL5nuNDCa">pic.twitter.com/WqL5nuNDCa</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1907546184740221195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cma2kzavz000l01t6v9jcjl1p@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Career Goal No. 892</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000m01t6q02dyuti@published'}, {'data': {'text': "It would not be Washington's night in Carolina in a 5-1 loss to the Hurricanes, but with seconds remaining in the second period, Ovi netted a power-play goal (Jakob Chychrun, Strome).", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000n01t6be8af3dk@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Three goals to go! Alex Ovechkin scored for the third consecutive game and now has 892 in his NHL career!<br /><br />Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/KXCEDveKgA">pic.twitter.com/KXCEDveKgA</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1907904751653490944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>', 'isIframe': False, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Three goals to go! Alex Ovechkin scored for the third consecutive game and now has 892 in his NHL career!<br><br>Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/KXCEDveKgA">pic.twitter.com/KXCEDveKgA</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1907904751653490944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cma2kzavz000o01t6mmqki8a9@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Career Goal No. 893, 894</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000p01t6jnj43mhm@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Less than four minutes into the game, Ovechkin scored his 40th goal of the season (Strome, Carlson) to put him one behind Gretzky. And it looked like the record might fall that night in Washington when a third-period power-play goal moved him level with the Great One (Carlson, Andrew Mangipane) to give the Capitals a 4-3 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks before Ryan Leonard scored his first career NHL goal into an empty net.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000q01t6ip659h1q@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Let\'s experience the final three! Here is John Walton\'s call when Alex Ovechkin struck first on Friday night for career goal No. 893!<br /><br />Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/tlyNVgOHnU">pic.twitter.com/tlyNVgOHnU</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1909341962756370847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>', 'isIframe': False, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Let\'s experience the final three! Here is John Walton\'s call when Alex Ovechkin struck first on Friday night for career goal No. 893!<br><br>Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/tlyNVgOHnU">pic.twitter.com/tlyNVgOHnU</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1909341962756370847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cma2kzavz000r01t6ak6ccd4j@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The home crowd got to savor Alex Ovechkin drawing level with Wayne Gretzky when he scored goal No. 894 on Friday night. Savor it again with John Walton\'s call<br /><br />Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/y7Wh5oecuu">pic.twitter.com/y7Wh5oecuu</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1909348021600412035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>', 'isIframe': False, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The home crowd got to savor Alex Ovechkin drawing level with Wayne Gretzky when he scored goal No. 894 on Friday night. Savor it again with John Walton\'s call<br><br>Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/y7Wh5oecuu">pic.twitter.com/y7Wh5oecuu</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1909348021600412035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cma2kzavz000s01t650zoczsd@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Career Goal No. 895</strong>', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000t01t6ljxwl27b@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'With the Capitals down 2-0 to the New York Islanders, a power play opportunity was all Ovechkin needed to score the goal (Tom Wilson, Strome) to move him past Gretzky. The best part: the record of 894 goals for Gretzky came in fun in 1,487 career games. Ovechkin netted the record-breaker in his 1,487th game.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cma2kzavz000u01t6at7h89t9@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THE CHASE IS OVER! Alex Ovechkin stands alone with goal No. 895 to pass Wayne Gretzky as the new goal king of the NHL!<br /><br />Ovi\'s Chase for 895 is presented by <a href="https://t.co/JifdArY3gX">https://t.co/JifdArY3gX</a> <a href="https://t.co/4Sj3XWWlFZ">pic.twitter.com/4Sj3XWWlFZ</a></p>— The Team 980 (@team980) <a href="https://twitter.com/team980/status/1909355549436633456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>', 'isIframe': False, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">THE CHASE IS OVER! 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