Washington, Alex Ovechkin’s capital famous person, recorded a NHL report that many thought was unrefused.
Ovechkin, 39 years previous, has surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s NHL objectives from 894 on Sunday afternoon. “The Nice One” scored its ultimate purpose on March 29, 1999. “The Nice Eight” has 5 extra video games earlier than the tip of season 2024-25 so as to add to its complete registration.
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Ovechkin has entered this season with 853 NHL objectives in his profession and began Crimson Sizzling with 15 objectives in his first 18 video games. A damaged fibula in November took him out of the vary for nearly 5 weeks, however when he returned to the capitals, he didn’t miss a 4 -goal beat in his first 5 video games again attributable to harm.
Ovechkin’s newest purpose, no. 895 of his profession, he got here towards the island of New York on Sunday, with Gretzky and NHL Commissioner Gary Betman. Tickets for the sport on the Rink of the island on the united statesArena went over $ 600 within the decrease bowl and a minimum of $ 275 in cheaper sections.
The sport stopped to commemorate the repetition of Ovechkin, as a result of each groups congratulated it on ice.
The capitals remained 5 video games of their program after Sunday. He formally reached 894 objectives in a single common season (1,846) than Gretzky.
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Gretzky and his household participated to look at Ovechkin to beat his report.
“It is only a matter of time, whether or not it is the tip of this yr, at the start of subsequent yr, each time,” Gretzky advised nhl.com earlier this season about Ovechkin’s probabilities to report his report. “I imply, he is an excellent participant. He is an enormous goalscorer.”
Whereas heading for Gretzky’s report, Ovechkin was related to Hockey Fights Most cancers and V Basis for Most cancers Analysis to launch “Chase GR8 for most cancers.” The marketing campaign will see that Ovechkin donates an quantity in equal to his NHL profession purpose for every purpose he enrolls for the remainder of his profession. Monumental Sports activities & Leisure, which holds the capitals, will match with every donation.
NHL High-10 in profession objectives
1. Alex Ovechkin (895)
2. Wayne Gretzky (894)
three. Gordie Howe (801)
four. Jaromir Jagr (766)
5. Brett Hull (741)
6. Marcel Dionne (731)
7. Phil Esposito (717)
eight. Mike Gartner (708)
9. Mark Messier (694)
10. Steve Yzerman (692)
Ovechkin in 2005 (Joel Richardson/The Washington Submit by means of Getty Photographs)
(The Washington Submit by means of Getty Photographs)
The remainder of the video games of the common season 2024-25
You, April 10: vs. Carolina, 19:30 et
SAT, April 12: At Columbus, 7pm
Solar, April 13: vs. Columbus, 18:00 and
Kill, April 15: to Icelanders, eight PM et
You, April 17: At Pittsburgh, 7pm
Alex Ovechkin scored on 180 completely different goalkeepers from NHL entrance in 2005 (Jamie Sabau/Nhli by means of Getty Photographs)
(Jamie Sabau by means of Getty Photographs)
Ovechkin Milestone Timeline’s purpose
No. 1: October 2, 2005 vs. Columbus blue jackets (Pascal Leclaire)
No. 50: 13 April 2006 vs. Atlanta Thrashers (Mike Dunham)
No. 100: October 12, 2007 vs. New York Rangers (Henrik Lundqvist)
No. 200: February 5, 2009 (Jonathan Fast)
No. 300: April 5, 2011 (James Reimer)
No. 400: December 20, 2013 (Web empty)
No. 500: January 10, 2016 (Andrew Hammond)
No. 600: March 12, 2018 (Connor Hellebuyck)
No. 700: Feb 22 2020 (Blackwood Mackenzie)
No. 800: December 13, 2022 (Petr Mrazek)
Hat Methods per season (32 profession)
2005-06: 1
2006-07: 1
2007-08: three
2008-09: three
2009-10: 1
2010-11: 1
2011-12: zero
2012-13: 2
2013-14: 1
2014-15: zero
2015-16: 2
2016-17: 2
2017-18: three
2018-19: three
2019-20: four
2020-21: zero
2021-22: 1
2022-23: 2
2023-24: zero
2024-25: 2