After which he was only one aim from immortality. Alexander Ovechkin scored profession tally No. 894 to tie Hockey Corridor of Famer Wayne Gretzky for many all-time on Friday.
The Washington Capitals captain struck on a signature one-timer from the left faceoff circle on the ability play within the third interval, victimizing Chicago Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight for the second time that night time.
“The Nice Eight,” as he is known as, skated across the ice after being mobbed by his teammates off the bench. His aim gave Washington its first lead since his first-period strike put the team up 1-0.
He spent a second to have fun together with his son Sergei after which may very well be seen bowing his head to Gretzky who was in attendance in one of many Capital One Area bins with Ovechkin’s spouse and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
The Capitals went on to win 5-3 and enhance to 49-18-9.
Ovechkin wants only one extra aim to personal the league’s all-time file outright. He has six extra regular-season video games to finish the monumental achievement.
The Capitals will play the New York Islanders on Sunday.
