Alexander Ovechkin has officially become the greatest goal scorer in NHL history.
He scored his 895th career goal during the Washington Capitals’ game against the New York Islanders, passing the long-standing record held by Wayne Gretzky.
Ovechkin’s record-breaking moment happened in the second period, even though the Capitals lost 4–1. The goal was also his 325th scored on a power play, another NHL record. Fans cheered loudly as he fired a wrist shot into the net after a pass from teammate Tom Wilson.
The crowd of 17,250, many wearing Capitals jerseys, erupted as Ovechkin celebrated by diving onto the ice. He reached this milestone in his 1,487th NHL game—the same number Gretzky played.
During a special ceremony, Gretzky congratulated him, saying, “Records are made to be broken, but I’m not sure who’s going to get more goals than that.”
Ovechkin’s family joined him on the ice as a video tribute played on the scoreboard, featuring messages from his wife, children, and mother. The Islanders players stayed on the ice to honour him with stick taps and handshakes.
At 39 years old, Ovechkin continues to impress. He has scored 42 goals this season, even after missing six weeks with a broken leg.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman summed it up: “We have all witnessed history.”
very interesting
I loved reading it because, I never knew that maybe chocolate might be gone in the future!
save the chocolate…
I enjoyed this reading because
it show what climate changes does!!
they might have to move most chocolate into a colder place, since the climate clock is getting low
so temperature might get higher.
i love chocolate
I’m allergic to dairy, but this makes me sad for my best friends all around NZ (don’t think it’s weird because I actually do). And my chocolate loving cousin, her name is Dana (I’m from South Korea and she told me how to spell her name in Korean but its not pronounced like Dana).
I know that there are chocolate lovers around the world so, poor them or if you like chocolate poor you (even though I’m allergic to dairy, or to make it easy dairy products: cheese, milk, butter etc).