Alex Ovechkin links Wayne Gretzky’s record with the 894th goal

Washington (AP) – Alex Ovechkin equaled Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals By marking the 894th of his career, triggering a wild celebration on the ice with his teammates and her songs of Ovi! Ovi! “In the crowd It understood the “big” SE.

Ovechkin scored on the power game with 13:46 on the left Friday evening, stopping the match while the fans rose to applaud the longtime captain of the capital of Washington. Clearly emotional, he patinated several laps around the central ice to ask for more cheers, then returned to the bench where he kisses his family members in a suite.

A video editing on the Ovechkin path around 894 played on Arena video tables during the next stop in game. It is now one of the biggest hockey records.

With the presence of Gretzky for the first time during this prosecution, Ovechkin gave him and almost everyone in the reason of the reason to rejoice early by scoring his 893rd goal within less than four minutes.

After a few seconds, Ovechkin’s personal song, “Shake, Rattle & Roll” by Big Joe Turner, “started up the arena speakers while the Slashot mascot returned the counter in a corner of 892 to 893.

Standing in a fourth consecutive match, Ovechkin has reached 40 goals for the 14th time in 20 seasons, which is the most in the history of the League. With his second, he is 41 years old.

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