Penguins game, ovechkin was a special During a wholesome ceremony at center ice, gretzky shook ovechkin's hand as both of their families were in attendance, as was nhl commissioner gary bettman. Whether this was honesty, or just posturing within the market to make it seem as though they're not overly desperate is up for debate, but during monday's edition of 32 thoughts:
“Couldn’t Happen to a Better Person” Wayne Gretzky Makes a Heartfelt
The podcast, elliotte friedman certainly made it seem like the leafs intend to be active at the deadline.
Nhl insider chris johnston revealed the details of how the nhl plans to honor alex ovechkin once he breaks wayne gretzky's goal record.
The nhl has outlined how to honor alex ovechkin once he 1 overall picks in 2004 and 2005 have Alex ovechkin etched himself into nhl history on april 6, 2025, when he surpassed wayne gretzky for most goals scored in league history with 895. Alex ovechkin etched himself into nhl history on april 6, 2025, when he surpassed wayne gretzky for most goals scored in league history with 895.
In the final two years of his nhl career, the iconic alexander ovechkin will be chasing down wayne gretzky's goal record, and the capitals forward understands how special it is. Ovechkin scored his 2nd goal of the season last time out against the philadelphia flyers, and he's now just 39 goals away from tying the record of 894 set by wayne gretzky. Alex ovechkin etched himself into nhl history on april 6, 2025, when he surpassed wayne gretzky for most goals scored in league history with 895. Now, the russian superstar reveals that the great one has been in touch a lot lately—and what he told ovi is just incredible.
Ovechkin missed 16 games before returning to the ice saturday.
After ovechkin scored on a power play goal in the second period 9 pin brought gordie howe's spirit onto the ice. The gift from janet to nastya mirrored what colleen howe did 31 years ago. And the emotion on gretzky's face as he shook ovi's hand said it all.
It was destined to happen, and friday night marked a special moment in the nhl as washington capitals legend alex ovechkin tied hall of fame center wayne gretzky for the most goals in league Ovechkin needs just one more to
