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”Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored the 800th goal of his career Tuesday night, becoming the third player in NHL history -- behind Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe -- to reach the milestone.
He also became the first to do it with a single franchise, and it came as part of a hat trick performance in a 7-3 victory over the Blackhawks in Chicago.
"This ... it's huge. It's huge for hockey, it's huge for the organization," a drained Ovechkin told his teammates in the locker room after the win. "And to do it with you guys, it's special."
The 37-year-old left winger tallied his historic marker in the third period of his 1,305th career game. It was also Ovechkin's 20th goal this season, giving him an 18th consecutive campaign with at least 20. Only Brendan Shanahan (19 straight) and Howe (22) have accomplished the same feat.
Tuesday also marked the 162nd multigoal game of Ovechkin's career, which trails only Gretzky's mark of 189 games. He picked up his first two of the night in the opening period.”
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I remember fondly that our good friend The Glov was a huge Ovechkin fan.
Gretzky has the most goals all-time, 894. Will Ovechkin stick around long enough to pass him? It seems possible. At 37, Ovechkin had a hat trick last night.
”Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored the 800th goal of his career Tuesday night, becoming the third player in NHL history -- behind Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe -- to reach the milestone.
He also became the first to do it with a single franchise, and it came as part of a hat trick performance in a 7-3 victory over the Blackhawks in Chicago.
"This ... it's huge. It's huge for hockey, it's huge for the organization," a drained Ovechkin told his teammates in the locker room after the win. "And to do it with you guys, it's special."
The 37-year-old left winger tallied his historic marker in the third period of his 1,305th career game. It was also Ovechkin's 20th goal this season, giving him an 18th consecutive campaign with at least 20. Only Brendan Shanahan (19 straight) and Howe (22) have accomplished the same feat.
Tuesday also marked the 162nd multigoal game of Ovechkin's career, which trails only Gretzky's mark of 189 games. He picked up his first two of the night in the opening period.”
Capitals' Ovechkin reaches 800 goals via hat trick
Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, 37, scored the 800th goal of his memorable career Tuesday night, part of a hat trick performance in the resurgent Capitals' 7-3 victory over the last-place Blackhawks in Chicago.
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I remember fondly that our good friend The Glov was a huge Ovechkin fan.
Gretzky has the most goals all-time, 894. Will Ovechkin stick around long enough to pass him? It seems possible. At 37, Ovechkin had a hat trick last night.
