{"id":31849,"date":"2025-04-12T11:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=31849"},"modified":"2025-04-12T11:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T15:30:42","slug":"washingtons-alex-ovechkin-is-the-greatest-goal-scorer-in-nhl-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/04\/washingtons-alex-ovechkin-is-the-greatest-goal-scorer-in-nhl-history\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bWashington&#8217;s Alex Ovechkin is the greatest goal scorer in NHL history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday, April 6, Alex Ovechkin scored his 895 career goal, surpassing <strong>Wayne Gretzky<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not waiting to return back to D.C. the Washington Capitals winger&#8217;s 895th was past New York Islanders goalie&nbsp;Ilya Sorokin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a sizzling wrist shot \u2014 so appropriately on the power play, so appropriately from just outside the left faceoff circle \u2014 the Washington Capitals\u2019 absolute icon beat a New York Islanders goalie named Ilya Sorokin, a fellow Russian. In a box above the ice at UBS Arena, Wayne Gretzky rose from his chair and clapped. For the first time in more than 11,300 days, Gretzky did not hold the NHL\u2019s record for goals.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2025\/04\/06\/alex-ovechkin-gretzky-goals-record-capitals-islanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ovechkin did<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey say records are made to be broken,\u201d Gretzky told the crowd, facing Ovechkin, a few moments later. \u201cBut I\u2019m not sure who\u2019s going to get more goals than that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barry Svrluga:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2025\/04\/06\/ovechkin-goals-gretzky-capitals\/\"> Alex Ovechkin is hockey\u2019s greatest scorer. He\u2019s also Washington\u2019s \u2014 forever.<\/a> &#8211; <em>The Post<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Caps fell, 4-1. They retain first place in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 895th goal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Walton Calls Alex Ovechkin&#039;s 895th Goal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mda6gdzNU94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Beninati calls Alex Ovechkin&#039;s record-breaking goal | Monumental Sports Network\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ceWvi4YIjKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ceremony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gretzky was there to congratulate the new all-time goals champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"895 Ceremony\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ZkiuHtmqOA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A long way October 2005<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I attended <a href=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/2005\/10\/631.htm\"><strong>Ovechkin&#8217;s first NHL game<\/strong><\/a>. My wife and a friend went to Opening Night and I think we might have eaten the 4th ticket.&nbsp;It wasn&#8217;t a sell out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Times have changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 39 seconds in, Ovechkin checked a Columbus Blue Jacket into the boards so hard the glass became dislodged.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then he scored 2 goals, the first of nearly 900.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to the NHL Moment: Alex Ovechkin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VfI0_eWlrT0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2008, he led the Caps to the playoffs. The lost in 7 in the first round. Many&nbsp;first and second round exits followed, but it all came together in 2018 with<a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2018\/12\/dont-let-christmas-distract-you-from-the-capitals-being-stanley-cup-champs.html\"> <strong>a magical Stanley Cup championship<\/strong><\/a>. Ovechkin led the celebrations on and off the ice in a memorable summer bacchanalia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals lift the Stanley Cup!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZiezsZrOHAo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A D.C. legacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ovechkin has played his entire NHL career in one place. He&#8217;s one of the top three greatest professional athletes in Washington history, along with Walter Johnson and Sammy Baugh. He&#8217;s easily the greatest of most of our lifetimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gr8 City Celebration Ceremony\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9J_flmcfYGI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On to the Stanley Cup playoffs!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is fun, but I&#8217;d love to see a parade. The Caps are #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. They&#8217;ve been there before, but haven&#8217;t won a series since 2018 when they hoisted the Cup. 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