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Washington Capitals Captain and legendary player Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th goal today against the New York Islanders, breaking Wayne Gretsky’s NHL record of 894. Ovechkin scored on a power play, from his office assisted by Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome. The game was stopped for an on ice ceremony that included Ovechkin’s teammates, Wayne Gretsky, Capitals ownership, … [Read more...] about Alex Ovechkin becomes the NHL’s greatest goal scorer

Alex Ovechkin is now officially the sole keeper of the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring title, having picked up his 895th goal, and if you weren’t sure…that is a lot of goals. Really a lot of goals. So many, in fact, that no one – not even Ovechkin himself – thought he could hit that number even a few years ago. But with Ovechkin, it’s not just about the sheer number of goals he … [Read more...] about Our Favorite Alex Ovechkin Goals

Could this be, could this be the game that the NHL’s all-time goal scorer record is broken? If that doesn’t get you into today’s edition of NHL Predictions, we don’t know what will. Today, like every day, our writers here at Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions … [Read more...] about NHL Prediction: April 6th New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals

It’s a matter of when, not if, Alexander Ovechkin will set the record as the all-time leading goal scorer. There was genuine surprise that it didn’t happen on Friday (April… … [Read more...] about Predicting How Ovechkin Will Break Gretzky’s Record vs. the Islanders