Alex Ovechkin linking Wayne Gretzky's goal record was a great moment for hockey. The game he breaks the record will be even better, and the tickets are at the price accordingly.
Washington Capitals star is about to break a record that lasted 2,1 1/2 decades after scoring two goals on Friday, pushing his total career even with the Gretzky brand of 894. With six games to play in the regular season calendar, it should reach 895 in the next two weeks.
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Ovechkin's first opportunity will be on the road on Sunday against the New York Icelanders at UBS Arena.
Although this game is a few hours north of DC, hockey fans are already spending big to be in the building in case Ovechkin break the record. On Saturday afternoon, the cheapest tickets just to enter the arena are $ 274 on Seatgeek, $ 287 on Stubhub and $ 350 on Tickpick.
The prices of the lower bowls are even more attractive, with the cheapest tickets of the latter service at $ 626.
The price of involvement for the Icelanders after the home match against the New York Rangers on Thursday: $ 54 in Seatgeek.
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Sunday prices could be very pale compared to what it will be in Washington should become aimlessly. Even now, the capital's home match against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday has tickets from $ 454 on Seatgeek, $ 434 on Stubhub and $ 547 on Tickpick, with lower Bowl prices.
So you can imagine that there are now fans of caps that are embedded against Ovechkin score for the first time in their lives. They at least have goalkeepers for their side for Sunday, because Ovechkin never scored on the goalkeeper of Icelanders Ilya Sorokin.
Alex Ovechkin is about to make the generational history of the NHL. (Photo by Jess Rapfogel / NHLI via Getty Images)
(Jess Rapfogel via Getty Images)
To judge by what he said publicly, Ovechkin will want to break the capital of the capital One Arena, his professional house since the capital wrote him for the first time in 2004. He. become visibly emotional When you discuss what it meant simply equalize the Gretzky record at home with his family present after Friday's match.
Some people have guaranteed tickets for the rest of the ovechkin's prosecution will be Gretzky and the NHNH commissioner Gary Bettman, who started following the Russian this week to make sure they are present when he broke the record. Ovechkin's next goal will see a game breakup and gratitude in play, whatever the place.
