Ovechkin scores n. 895, exceeding Gretzky’s record of all time of NHL objectives
Alex Ovechkin fired almost the perfect shot from the place on the ice that defined his extraordinary career. When the disc hit the net, the best scorer in the history of the NHL made it.
Ovechkin marked his 895th goal in his career in the Washington Capitals match on Sunday against the New York Islanders, beating his colleague Laya Sorokin Russo in a power game with 12:34 left in the second period. He took a passage of ice crossed by the longtime teammate Tom Wilson and shot a laser beyond Sorakin with the projection of the defender Jakob Chychrun.
The coach of Capitals Spencer Cavalry called him “the goal of the final marker for the largest of all time”.
With the excitement of a child, the 39 -year -old belly flocked on the ice while tens of thousands of fans around him exulted and sung, “Ovi! Ovi!” While the teammates came out of the bench, biting him to celebrate.
Watch Ovechkin breaks the record of Gretzky’s career objectives:
The Washington Alex Overchin’s Power Play Goal capital striker put Washington on the scoreboard doing 2-1 New York islanders in the second period.
“I will probably need another couple of days or maybe a couple of weeks to understand what the number 1 means to be,” said Ovechkin after a 4-1 loss that was still a party for capital. “I am really proud for myself. I am really proud for my family, for all my teammates who help me reach that goal and for all my coaches. It’s enormous. It’s incredible. It’s an incredible moment and I’m happy.”
Ovechkin had never scored on Sorokin before, making his compatriot on the 183rd different goalkeeper he beat. “Thanks to Sorokin to let me score 895,” said Ovechkin. “I love you, brother.” Ovechkin asked him the stick and Sorokin forced after writing “895!” and signing it.
“It’s truly incredible,” said the Dylan Strome center, who got secondary assistance to pass Wilson’s album. “Sometimes those moments happen in which you have to pinch to believe you are really right now and really on the ice that celebrates or a part of it, and it was fantastic.”
Ovechkin beat a record that seemed to be one of the most untouchable in sport. Commissioner Nhl Gary Bettman made sure to emphasize that when he opened the 10 -minute ceremony to celebrate the milestone.
“Wayne, you will always be the” big “and you had a record that nobody has ever thought would have been broken,” said Bettman. “But Alex, you did it.”
Watch the Ovechkin thanks the family, the teammates and the fans during the ceremony:
The Washington Capitan Capitan Capils Alex Ovechkin has marked his 895 ° career goal against New York Islanders on Sunday, beating Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record for career goals.
The first to get hugs from Ovechkin were the managers of long -date equipment Craig “Woody” Leydig and Brock Myles, together with the rest of the training staff and changing rooms that was around him so long. Ovechkin greeted to recognize the crowd and crossed a line of handshake with the islanders while the crew members prepared for the 895 ceremony that was underway.
Ovechkin had a portrait of himself and Gretzky. Janet Gretzky presented a gift to Ovechkin’s wife, Nastya, just as Colleen Howe gave her when her husband beat Gordie’s record in 1994. Ovechkin got the number 895 in his 1,487th game – the same number with which Gretzky ended.
Gretzky squeezed the hand of Ovechkin, embraced him and congratulated the “great 8” and his family for the result.
“They say the records are made to be broken, but I’m not sure of those who will get more goals than that,” said Gretzky.
Watch the Gretzky congratulates Ovechkin after the record goal:
The Washington Capitan Capitan Capils Alex Ovechkin has marked his 895 ° career goal against New York Islanders on Sunday and beat Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record for career goals.
Ovechkin brought the microphone from Gretzky as a torch passed from one legend of the game to another. He thanked the wounded teammates Nicklas Backstrom and Tj Oshie, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2018, and expressed his affection for his wife, mother and two children standing near.
More “ovi!” Canti followed. Much more will come while trying to reach 900.
The total of 894 goals from Gretzky was long unapproachable. Ovechkin passed him even after losing 16 games in November and December due to a leg on his left, a testimony of his duration and a talent for putting the disc on the net constantly for two decades. He overcome 40 goals this season for the fourteenth time – two more than Gretzky and also the maximum in the history of the League – and now he has 42.
“Doing what he is doing at this age is incredible,” said longtime teammate John Carlson, who helped to tie the goal n. 894. “I think people are also sleeping on this. Only, as he lost two months and could score 50 goals. As if he were crazy. He is crazy.”
The chase of The Great 8, a nickname in honor of his shirt number, has captured attention from North America to native Russia of Ovechkin, where advertising billboards and goals have exulted and tracked down his efforts. He helped Ovechkin that his team is one of the best of the NHL this season, challenging expectations.
Also with this that falls to Ovechkin, Gretzky holds 54 NHL records and two seem really untouchable: 2,857 total points and 1,963 assists, the latter of which is more than anyone else has in combined objectives and assists.
For the NHL playoff goals, which do not count for the record, Gretzky has the best (122). Ovechkin is 72 years old. Gretzky also had another 56 in the regular and playoff season of the World Hockey Association, while Ovechkin has 57 since his time in the top league in Russia.
Returning to Russia to play in front of family members and friends is an option at some point for Ovechkin, who remained a season after this in the five -year contract, $ 47.5 million who signed in 2021, which brought him up to 40 years to give him enough time to chase the Greatzky record. Instead, he did it before how anyone could be realistically expected.
Watch Ovechkin marks the goal n. 894 to tie the record:
The Washington Capitan Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 893 and 894th goal of his career in a 5-3 victory over Chicago. Ovechkin has now tied the NHL record of all times by Wayne Gretzky.
