Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record

Wayne Gretzki Finally it has a company.
Gritzky became the top scorer in the leading goals in NHL on March 23, 1994, when Jordi Hau exceeded his professional goal.
Now, after 31 years, another player joined Gritzky.
Alex Ofkkin From Washington, Capitals recorded Gretzky record Friday night.
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Alex Ofkkin is celebrating the left wing in Washington after scoring a goal during the first period against Philadelphia Flames in Arena Capital One. (Daniel Cosen Junior/Photo)
Ovechkin entered the game that needs two to connect and three to become the new goals scoring property. The lamp spared only four minutes in the match against Chicago Black Hawk.
After a little more than five minutes of the third period, the capitals continued to play power, Ovechkin took advantage of, took a pass and issued in the past Spencer Knight.
Capitals ice players stormed Ovechkin’s long applause.
Gritzky was attending the game, which still has more than 13 minutes at the time of publication.
Ovechkin was formulated with the first comprehensive choice by Washington in 2004, but due to insurance, its appearance was first postponed a year.
In its twentieth season for the NHL season, the standard classification goal was Ovechkin 41 of the year, which is ranked third in NHL behind Leon Draisaitl and William Nylander only.

Alex Ofkkin from Washington Capitals heats before the match in the Square of April 4, April 2025, in Washington, DC (Patrick Smith/Getty Emima)
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This is the fourteenth season in which Ovechkin scored 40 goals in his career. If the league had no lock in 2012-13, he would have 15 of those seasons. Although he led the league that year with 32 goals. He led NHL in goals nine times.
The most impressive thing is that Ovechkin missed nearly two months of this season with broken leg.
Ovechkin looked slightly slowing last season, scoring 31 goals in 79 games. Perhaps some juice got, knowing that he could break the record this season.
While Ovechkin violates records, capitals are competitors in the Stanley Cup. 105 points ranked second in NHL.

Alex Ovechkin (8) of Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a goal against Chicago Blackhawks in Capital One Arena on April 4, 2025, in Washington, DC, the goal of NHL was the goal of Ovechkin 893. (Patrick Smith/Getty Emima)
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Even if you take out all Gretzky 894 goals, it still has the largest number of points in the history of NHL.
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