Alex Ovechkin wants to break Wayne Gretzky's goals record The right way.
The Washington Capitals star had the opportunity not only to score his unprecedented 895th goal in career, but to do it as part of a hat trick. He had two goals at the start of the third period to equalize Gretzky at 894But Chicago withdrew his goalkeeper down 4-3 and gave him too much good opportunity with an empty net.
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Ovechkin could be seen by telling Washington Spencer Carbery's head coach whom he did not want to enter, and confirmed that he was doing it after the match. It was an understandable decision because Ovechkin's next goal will be a strong coil for the decades to come.
You don't want it to be an empty net.
A player who stayed was the recruit of the capital, Ryan Leonard, who scored his first career goal in his third career match.
Chicago presented the goalkeeper Spencer Knight in the match after that, so Ovechkin returned and almost had the hat anyway. He obtained four shooting attempts in the last two minutes and was scary near the record goal, but Knight had other plans.
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The Capital One Arena crowd Hue Knight for her efforts.
Ovechkin did not get the hat turn, but the capital obtained a 5-3 victory. He has now Six games remaining in the regular season to exceed GretzkyWith its next opportunity on the road against the New York Icelanders on Sunday. If he wants to do it at home, he will have to wait until Thursday against the Hurricanes of Caroline.
All the time clearly means a lot for OvechkinIt is therefore not surprising that he only plans to break a record which lasted two and a half decades with a goalkeeper in front of him. Gretzky and the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will continue to follow him until he does,, With Gretzky encouraging him.
