{"id":8080,"date":"2025-04-28T13:56:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/stillmanexchange\/?p=8080"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:56:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:56:29","slug":"ovechkin-becomes-hockeys-all-time-leading-scorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/stillmanexchange\/2025\/04\/28\/ovechkin-becomes-hockeys-all-time-leading-scorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovechkin becomes Hockey\u2019s All-time Leading Scorer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean Gordon<\/strong>
\nStaff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 in New York, however this was far from your average Sunday afternoon hockey game. The result of this one was completely overshadowed by the fact that hockey has a new player atop its all-time scoring list.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The big moment came in the second period when Alexander Ovechkin bagged a power play goal to score Washington\u2019s first and only goal of the game. The goal marked the Russian\u2019s 895<\/span>th<\/span> NHL goal, breaking Wayne Gretzky\u2019s record that held for over thirty years.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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About seven minutes into the period, Capitals\u2019 Tom Wilson, 12- year teammate of Ovechkin, crossed the puck to him, who whipped it into the back of the net past Russian international teammate Ilya Sorokin.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe ultimate goal-scorer\u2019s goal for the greatest of all time\u201d, said Capitals coach Spencer Carbery.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ovechkin skated to center ice and belly flopped as his teammates piled on top of him and \u201cOvi!\u201d<\/span>
\nchants echoed throughout UBS Arena.\u00a0 Play was paused for a 15-minute ceremony to recognize the milestone.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Surpassing Gretzky is just the cherry on top of a historic campaign it has been for Ovechkin this season, however there was a point where it didn\u2019t look so promising. Just 18 games into the season, he suffered a broken fibula that kept him off the ice for over a month.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Upon his return, Ovi was not chasing records, records were chasing him. In January alone, he became just the second player in history to record 20 consecutive 20-goal seasons, after only Gordie Howe, and scored on a 179<\/span>th<\/span> different goalkeeper, the highest mark in history.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In February, he became the first player in NHL history to reach the 200-goal mark in three different decades (245 goals in the 2000s, 437 goals in the 2010s, 213 in the 2020s).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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On Friday, he scored his 893rd and 894<\/span>th<\/span> goals in the 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Ovechkin\u2019s first goal of the night marked his 40<\/span>th<\/span> of the season, extending his own record of 40-goal seasons to 14. The goal also made him just the second player in history to record a 40-goal season at age 39 or older.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to an unbelievable individual season for Ovi, the Washington Capitals finished atop the Eastern Conference and Presidents\u2019 Trophy runners-up. At 39 years young and a mere 20 seasons into his career, Alexander Ovechkin is showing that class is absolutely permanent.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact Sean at sean.gordon@student.shu.edu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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