Buzz: Alex Ovechkin passing Wayne Gretzky’s 894 career goals mark is just a matter of when not If. Ovechkin on a tear for the red-hot Washington Capitals, netted his 8th goal of the year in Wednesday’s 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators. 34 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record and scoring at a 55 goal pace this season, a question will soon become where does Ovechkin end at? With the Capitals building a competitive team around him in the taillight of his career, it’s not a stretch Ovechkin ends his somewhere near 950 career goals. If not for two lockouts Ovechkin would have had a great shot at 1,000 career goals…….
November 7, 2024