Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky’s all -time NHL scoring records with 895. Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky’s career by throwing 895 of the NHL history broke the record for the highest goals.
The Washington Capitals Captain defeated Russian Ilya Sorokin in a power game in the second period at 12:34 and wrote history against New York Islanders on Sunday. For a long time, he got a perfect pass from his teammate Tom Wilson and passed his sorok.
“Ovi! Ovi!” From stands.
Just as they did after 894, Mobbed Mobbed to celebrate the success that replaces 39 -year -old Ovechkin for 31 years. Ovechkin then hugged the Capitals staff and coaches on the counter, and the members of the crew members were founded at the celebration ceremony and passed a hand jamming line with the islanders.
Gretzky’s total of 894 goals seemed unreachable for a long time. In November and December, Ovechkin was even spent because of a fracture leg, a proof of his durability and a craftsmanship in putting the disk into a network for twenty years. This season has exceeded 40 goals for 14 times – two of Gretzky and the most in the league history.
Even before that, Ovechkin, power game targets, goals and the highest goals, and now has NHL records by adding sorokin to this list. Only Gretzky has more goals and at the beginning of this season, Ovechkin, Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Marcel Dionne and Phil Esposito joined only the sixth player with 700 goals and 700 assists.
The Chase by the Great 8, a pseudonym that honors the form number, drew attention to the domestic Russia of Ovechkin from North America, where he cheered advertising boards and goal fraudsters and watched his efforts. Ovechkin, his team this season is one of the best of NHL and helped to challenge expectations.
Gretzky broke the record of Howe 31 years ago, which he received 802 points on 23 March 1994.
Even with this recording of Oveckin, which Canadali was excited, Gretzky 55 NHL records and the two seem to be really untouchable: the second, the 2,857 total points in which the targets and assists come together, and 1,963 assists.
Gretzky has the highest number of NHL Playoff targets (122). Ovechkin 72. Gretzky’s World Hockey Association had 56 more in the normal season and playoffs, while Ovchkin has 57 of Russia’s best league KHL.
Returning to Russia to play in front of the family and friends is an option for Ovechkin, who signed a five -year, $ 47.5 million contract he signed in 2021, up to 40 years of age to chase Gretzky’s record. Instead, he did it earlier than everyone could wait in realistic way.
