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Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record:
Alex Ovechkin scores career goal #895 setting the NHL record, the entire bench clears to celebrate
[image or embed]— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) April 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Ovechkin also did it in the same number of games, which given how much less scoring their was during his era is particularly remarkable.
One cool thing is that after last year it looked like if he broke Gretzky’s record he would do it a la Pete Rose, putting up some empty calorie goals for a declining team while hanging on forever. Instead, he’s having a very good offensive season for the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference. Good for him.
Last year, Ovechkin looked on the way out. He was shooting less, scoring less, and pretty much doing everything less. He was in the only forward to play 4+ games in the playoffs without a single scoring chance contribution (per A3Z).
Big turnaround this year. pic.twitter.com/LU7QXZKpAh— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) April 5, 2025
And, yeah, he’s buddies with Putin. At worst, that’s a wash, as Gretzky isn’t just a “votes Republican because he’s a rich white guy” type but hardcore MAGA:
Gretzky, seated next to Patel, watched Putin-loving Ovechkin tie his most goal record at 894
[image or embed]— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.bsky.social) April 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m happy with it.