With his 895th career goal today against the New York Islanders, Alex Ovechkin has surpassed Wayne Gretzky and is now the NHL’s all-time leading goal-scorer. It was Ovechkin’s first goal against Islanders star goalie Ilya Sorokin, coming on Ovechkin’s first shot of Washington’s first power-play. In classic fashion, he beat Sorokin with a hard wrist-shot from the tops of the … [Read more...] about Alex Ovechkin Breaks All-Time Goals Record
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‘Great One’ Gretzky and ‘Great 8′ Ovechkin: Great goal-scorers and completely different players
The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin chuckled. … [Read more...] about ‘Great One’ Gretzky and ‘Great 8′ Ovechkin: Great goal-scorers and completely different players
National Weather Service stops translating products for non-English speakers
The National Weather Service is no longer providing language translations of its products, a change that experts say could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather. … [Read more...] about National Weather Service stops translating products for non-English speakers
Could Alex Ovechkin’s season for the ages also be his NHL farewell?
Having passed Wayne Gretzky for NHL goal-scoring supremacy, the Washington Capitals captain has nothing more to prove. So … … [Read more...] about Could Alex Ovechkin’s season for the ages also be his NHL farewell?
Crazy 8s: Some Wild Stats About and Around Alex Ovechkin
895 goals is a massive number. Unfathomably huge. Simply getting to that number, surpassing the greatest offensive talent the league has ever known, and standing alone atop the mountain? That’s a pretty wild, supremely impressive, and absolutely absurd achievement for one Alex Ovechkin. And speaking of absurd, numbers like that can be sliced and diced to pretty comical … [Read more...] about Crazy 8s: Some Wild Stats About and Around Alex Ovechkin