OMG. HE DID IT!!
Alex Ovechkin just scored his 895th career goal beating New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin with an 87 MPH wrister. Not only did Ovechkin break the NHL goals record on the play, but the tally marked his sixth goal in the last five games. Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome got the assists on the second period power-play goal at UBS Arena. The goal occurred 7:26 into the stanza and at 1:47 pm Eastern Time.
“The chasing days are done!!” Joe Beninati yelled during the Monumental Sports Network telecast. “Alex Ovechkin is the greatest goal-scorer in the history of the NHL.”
Ovechkin celebrated by diving chest first onto the ice like he was taking a swim. Though he admitted after the game, he just fell over due to bad ice.
Ovi was immediately mobbed by his Washington Capitals teammates at center ice. Wayne Gretzky, the former record holder, clapped proudly while wearing a number 9 pin in honor of Gordie Howe. Fans at UBS Arena cheered loudly. Ovechkin’s family — mother, Tatyana; wife, Nastya, children, Sergei and Ilya; and father-in-law, Kirill Shubsky — along with Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and Ovi’s former Capitals teammates Nicklas Backstrom, TJ Oshie, and Devante Smith-Pelly watched from the stands.
Ovechkin captured the record in 1,487 games played, the same amount of Gretzky played in his historic career to reach 894.
Sorokin was previously one of just 29 NHL goalies who have faced an Ovechkin shot and never given up a goal. Now, appropriately, he’s the 183rd different goalie on Ovechkin’s list.
“They say records are made to be broken,” Wayne Gretzky said during the 22-minute-long on-ice ceremony, “but I’m not sure who’s gonna get more goals than that.”
Take your seat on your new throne, O. You are the new NHL Goals King. NHL history has been made!
Islanders' tweet of Alex Ovechkin's record-breaking goal is hilarious
A hilarious tweet from the Islanders.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his career on Sunday against the New York Islanders, breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for goals in a career, and the Islanders' tweet after the goal was scored got plenty of funny reactions.
“WSH goal. 2-1 #Isles.” the Islanders' tweet read.
The Islanders tweeted as if it was a normal goal from an opponent, and it certainly got some attention from some fans in the replies.
“Thanks for the update,” wrote @TheBrattPack63.
“WHO WAS IT,” wrote @Laf4MVP_.
“Come on lol,” wrote @SavageSports_.
“Wonder who it was,” wrote @2trat3gy.
“We acting like this just a regular goal lmao,” wrote @Robertojuan77.
“Ah ok thanks for letting me know,” wrote @mccrystal_alex.
Despite the comical first tweet after the goal, the Islanders did congratulate Ovechkin in their next tweet.
“Congrats on an amazing accomplishment, Ovechkin!” the Islanders wrote.
The Islanders also retweeted a video of their team congratulating Ovechkin on the accomplishment.
The game was momentarily stopped to honor the achievement, and while it is a day of celebration for Ovechkin and Capitals fans no matter what, the Islanders have gotten the last laugh on the day. Before Ovechkin scored his goal, Bo Horvat got the Islanders on the board in the first period, with Marc Gatcomb following up later on to make it 2-0 before Ovechkin's goal.
Gatcomb added his second of the day in the second period, then Jean-Gabriel Pageau added one in the third period to make the score 4-1, which is how the game ended.
However, the Islanders are a longshot to make the playoffs at this point in the season, and the Capitals are likely going to be the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The win keeps some faint hopes alive for New York with the regular season nearing an end, but it is still a day of celebration for the Capitals and Ovechkin.
