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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is now the NHL’s all-time leader in shots on goal.
Ovechkin’s shot with 11 minutes, 14 seconds remaining in the third period at the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night gave him 6,210 shots on goal in his career in 1,309 games. That topped the total of Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque, who had 6,209 in his 1,612-game NHL career.
Ovechkin increased his career total to 6,211 by game’s end, with the Capitals winning 3-2 in overtime.
