Alex Ovechkin

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“I want to pass to Mo (Mantha) but I lost the puck over there and eventually it gets to Mo and Mo pass it to him,” Kuznetsov started. He already has 800 but he still want to score more. A desire he says that not all hockey players have. He says that the “I give the credit to Chicago,” Kuznetsov said. Kuzy talked about the special achievement after the game and put it into perspective in a way only he can.

Prior to last night there were only two people who could claim to have scored 800 goals in the NHL, Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe.

Hopefully, some of those injuries are now in the past and he can finish out the season. He was 51-years-old at the time and it was his 14th goal of the season. At the board of governors meeting, Uncle Gary tempered expectations a bit stating that the cap may only go up $1 million. With the trade rumors swirling around the pending unrestricted free agent, Hovart issued a statement that pretty much says he doesn’t want to talk about it. Backhand shots are not easy, the puck tends to spin off the edge instead of laying on the stick. The key to the play is that Nikita Kucherov doesn’t pass the puck to Point. That’s a good move as it spins the veteran around and takes him out of the play. I wanted to hear the cheers.” By the time he gets the puck he’s pulled away by at least three strides. The Great Eight scored not one, not two, but three goals to hit the 800 goal mark in the The three goals also pulls him within one goal of tying Howe for second all-time in the league. The 37-year-old has 20 goals in 31 games this season and should hit 40 goals for the 13th time in his career.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin reached the 800-goal mark with a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. He's one goal away from ...

[Sidney Crosby](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins), who has 534 goals. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products) "Even in the warmup, I was feeling that energy right away," Ovechkin said of the crowd. "It's the best company (you can) ever imagine since you started playing hockey." Chicago fans recognized they were witnessing something they may never see again and burst out in "Ovi! He would score his second goal at the 11:46 mark and he put through his third goal in the third period.

The Chicago Blackhawks knew they weren't going to be a good team this year and it is showing. They are playing for the draft lottery at this point.

Even the Blackhawks players, fans, scoreboard, and public address announcer showed their love for The Great 8. Ovechkin will pass that mark in the coming years for sure. [800th of his NHL career](https://nypost.com/2022/12/13/capitals-alex-ovechkin-nets-800th-career-goal-with-hat-trick/). Ovechkin scored his first of the game and the 798th of his career just 0:24 seconds into the game so it was on from there. Luckily, scoring goals has been easy work for Ovechkin in his career and he did just that on Tuesday night. The Chicago Blackhawks knew they weren’t going to be a good team this year and it is showing.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Alex Ovechkin for fantasy hockey. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin had a special night on Tuesday,…

Source: Tuesday's heroics also allowed him to hit 20 goals for the season, and he has added 14 assists in 31 games. Ovechkin needed just 24 seconds of action to get his first goal of the night, and he has been very hot in front of the net for a while now, bagging seven goals across the last four games.

Of all the things we have learned about Alexander Ovechkin in the 18 years since he started scoring goals for the Washington Capitals, perhaps the foremost is ...

In the past 20 years, the years in which it has been hardest to score were 2015-16 (2.51 goals) and 2014-15 (2.52 goals). Over and over and over again. The playoffs have been an assumption in the Ovechkin Era. And when he can smell it, he delivers — the third goal, to reach 800, in the third period. He scored again in the first period. This is not to say one is better than the other, because Crosby plays center and Ovechkin is a winger and their jobs and responsibilities are different. It has been significantly harder to score in Ovechkin’s era, and he has scored anyway. Crosby, a no-doubt Hall of Famer who has won three Stanley Cups and two Hart Trophies as the league’s MVP, has scored 0.47 goals per game — a righteous plenty. Ovechkin’s pace over the same period — meaning, playing with the same set of rules in the same set of circumstances — is 0.61 goals a game. Some historical context: Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby entered the NHL in the post-lockout season of 2005-06. O-vi!” He is Ted Williams and Michael Jordan and whatever historical character you want to insert into the conversation. It says something about this moment and this accomplishment that the fans at United Center in Chicago, rather than ruining the moment, chanted, “O-vi!

Alex Ovechkin notches hat trick, scores his 800th career goal.

There are 10 or 20 minutes swaths where he barely touches the ball, and then the next five minutes he’s putting the other 11 in a blender. The number of little things upon little things that combine and add up to this massive accomplishment You just marvel, knowing it’s beyond epic without ever having an exact hold on just how much so. Just too far and too much that goes into it that we can’t even come to terms with to have happened. We mentioned his assist in the World Cup diary, but you can’t see it enough: There has to be such a bloody-mindedness to being consistently the league’s best scorer that Ovechkin has been. Kobe-brain was definitely detrimental to the Lakers at points, but it’s also why he was one of the best to ever do it. 18 years of goalies anticipating the puck getting to him and Ovi firing away, and still merely being thankful he didn’t remove their ear. It’s the sports version of walking on the moon. Defensive systems actually exist and are highly rehearsed and taut, instead of the stand-over-there methods of Gretzky’s time. The goalies are highly-tuned athletes instead of the shortest and maybe most sober guy on the team (a low and hazy bar in the 80s). It’s why there have only been three guys to ever do it. We’ll start in Chicago, not because I live there but because it’s where Alex Ovechkin was sentenced to play hockey on Tuesday night.

Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to hit the 800-goal mark, and he did it by completing a hat trick against the Blackhawks.

Brian Willsie was a veteran charged with teaching Ovechkin the ways of the NHL. Now, he watches his former roommate with awe.

“He didn’t want to let his group down, and I think we all have that in us, but to watch him do that the first year and every year is something that I took from him. Willsie was there for the Russian’s first goal and knew from the start there was “something special” about the Capitals’ No. … He was just willing to do anything to be a part of the group.” From the start, Ovechkin had infectious energy, and he let his personality shine. Ovechkin looks back at his rookie year with fondness, not only because it was his first shot in the NHL but also because of the players who welcomed him with open arms. “He is not a little kid anymore,” Willsie said with a laugh. “I thought that was so cool,” Halpern said. In the celebration that ensued, Ovechkin started to yell in the pile on the ice. “He has such a commitment and enthusiasm about him,” Willsie said. “He was always bigger than me, but now he is the man with a family, and he has got a lot of distractions. When Willsie looks at Ovechkin now, he still sees the excitement, passion and love for the game. He is two goals shy of passing Gordie Howe (801) for second on the NHL’s all-time list and 95 goals from breaking Gretzky’s record.

Ovechkin became the third NHL player to reach 800 career goals when he scored three times, touching off a wild celebration for his team and an appreciative ...

Goaded into making a speech, Ovechkin said it was special to accomplish the feat with the team. “Even in the warmup, I was feeling that energy right away,” he said. The 12-time All-Star has nine seasons with at least 50 goals, including a career-high 65 during the 2007-08 season. When it was over, Ovechkin jumped onto the ice one last time to salute the cheering fans. “It’s a big number,” Ovechkin said. The 37-year-old winger then completed his 29th career hat trick when he knocked [Anthony Mantha](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/hockey/nhl/player/25780/anthony-mantha)‘s pass over a sprawled Mrazek 6:34 into the third.

Alex Ovechkin is one goal shy of tying Gordie Howe for second on the all-time scoring list.

[two years earlier](https://sabr.org/journal/article/jackie-robinson-calls-it-quits/) with Look magazine, granting the publication the right to break the news of his retirement. 800](https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1602883906092539905).) [This video from the stands](https://twitter.com/connorkalopsis/status/1602764555310047235?s=12&t=BQtn6s7UnWbFBNYzsTz6FA) of Lionel Messi’s run to set up Argentina’s third goal. [when Ovechkin passed Jaromír Jágr](https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/03/11/mlb-collective-bargaining-agreement-details-rule-changes) for third on the all-time scoring list in March, Ovi has scored goals at a faster pace than Gretzky during his career. “I’m 38 years old, with a family to support, I’ve got to think of my future and our security. At my age, a man doesn’t have much future in baseball—and very little security. [scored two](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-43TVYNrf8) in the [first period](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suIqsaxf-YY) to pull within one of the milestone. The story goes that Robinson, upon learning he’d been traded to the Dodgers’ biggest rival, decided that he’d rather retire than play across town. He joined the 800 club with [another goal in the third period](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5opGdr9wu8&ab_channel=SPORTSNET), joining Gordie Howe (801) and Wayne Gretzky (894) as the only players in NHL history with at least 800 goals. But even still, he’s in good position to pass the Great One. Indeed, intentional safeties are both a parody and a paradox. Ovechkin turned 37 in September, but Gretzky’s record seems to be within reach.

Alex Ovechkin made history last night for the Washington Capitals, becoming the third player in NHL history to score 800 career goals.

Ovechkin became the third player to reach 800 and the second fastest player to reach the mark. It is tied for the third fewest games Ovechkin has required to go from one 100 goal milestone to another in his career. [Ovechkin told the media after the game](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/13/alex-ovechkin-800-goals-gordie-howe/), “It is a big number. It was a historical night as the great eight entered the night with 797 goals, needing a hat trick to reach the 800 mark. His first goal came 24 seconds into the game. [Alex Ovechkin](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/o/ovechal01.html) headed to the locker room, his [Washington Capitals](https://starsandsticks.com/washington-capitals-news/) teammates showered him with Bud Light beer.

Ovechkin, 37, became just the third player in NHL history to score 800 goals on Tuesday night, joining hockey G.O.A.T. Wayne Gretzky and Detroit Red Wings ...

“And we move on.” Hockey” and the “Great Eight.” “The fans here did a really good job of taking a second and just honoring something,” Washington coach Peter Laviolette said after the game. Somebody did something great and the hockey fans in Chicago noticed.” It’s huge for hockey, it’s huge for the organization,” Ovechkin told his teammates in the locker room after the win. Ovi!” which prompted a wave from the grateful Washington captain.

Ovechkin is on the doorstep of passing Gordie Howe for second-most all-time.

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On Tuesday night Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 800 goals. Ovechkin scored a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks, ...

* Goal No. Ovechkin had tied Howe two days earlier with goal No. 13, 2022, Ovechkin opened the scoring just 24 seconds into the game, added a second first-period marker and completed the hat trick on Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek to join Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe as the third player in NHL history to reach the 800-goal milestone. The only player to reach the 700-goal mark at a younger age or in fewer games than Ovechkin (age 34, 1,144 GP) was all-time goals leader Wayne Gretzky (age 29, 886 GP). The fourth-fastest in NHL history to reach the 600-goal milestone, Ovechkin ended the season with four goals in his final three games to claim the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy with 49 goals. 10, 2016, playing in front of family and Capitals faithful at Verizon Center, Ovechkin became the fifth-fastest in NHL history to reach the 500-goal mark (801 GP) with his first of two tallies against Ottawa’s Andrew Hammond. At the time, he was one of three active players who held their franchise’s goals record – New Jersey’s Patrik Elias and San Jose’s Patrick Marleau were the others. At the time, it was the 15th goal streak of four or more games in Ovechkin’s career – a number that has since increased to 28 and has been achieved by only two others in League history: Mario Lemieux (34x) and Wayne Gretzky (30x). 5, 2009, Ovechkin netted his League-leading 37th goal of 2008-09 and 200th of his NHL career when he beat Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick in their first-ever meeting. 12, 2007, Ovechkin scored his 100th NHL goal (167 GP) to become the 10th player in the League’s expansion era (since 1967-68) to reach the milestone in fewer than 170 career games. He added his second tally just 4:30 later to become the first player in Capitals history to score multiple times in his League debut. Ovechkin scored a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks, spurring a standing ovation from the United Center crowd.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin hit another milestone last night when he netted his 800th career goal. His three-goal performance in Chicago on ...

[800th career goal](https://wtop.com/washington-capitals/2022/12/alex-ovechkin-reaches-800-career-goals-with-hat-trick/). Though he remains well short of [Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record](https://wtop.com/washington-capitals/2022/12/alex-ovechkin-reaches-800-career-goals-with-hat-trick/) of 894 career goals, Ovechkin is now only one goal shy of the league’s second-leading scorer, Gordie Howe. His three-goal performance in Chicago on Tuesday made the 37-year-old Russian just the third player in NHL history to touch the [800-goal mark](https://wtop.com/washington-capitals/2022/12/alex-ovechkin-reaches-800-career-goals-with-hat-trick/).

Ovechkin's 3 goals in Tuesday's game makes him the third National Hockey League player ever to reach 800.

Ovechkin has been one of the NHL’s most powerful scorers practically since he got two goals in his debut with Washington on October 5, 2005. When it was over, Ovechkin jumped onto the ice one last time to salute the cheering fans. The 37-year-old winger then completed his 29th career hat trick when he knocked Anthony Mantha’s pass over a sprawled Mrazek in the third.

Ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitols made history Tuesday when he scored his 800th goal.

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The Capitals now sit just one point outside of the playoffs in a competitive Eastern Conference, and Ovechkin is two goals away from surpassing the great Gordie ...

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Ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitols made history Tuesday when he scored his 800th goal.

Svrluga says it's his smarts for the game and a fast, dangerous shot. That area we've kind of labeled over the years as Ovie's (ph) office because it's like he's in a BarcaLounger over there just firing these missiles past goalies. SVRLUGA: Eight-ninety-four just seems like an outlandish total, but he has this knack for being able to put the puck past the goalie and find the back of the net. But Svrluga says Ovechkin is also on track to beat that record. 1 is Wayne Gretzky, beloved as the great one to hockey fans. And this year's hockey season is young.

Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 800 goals when he had a hat trick for the Washington Capitals in their 7-3 win against the ...

For everybody to be a part of that inside of that room and to have that be about him for a second for what he's accomplished is pretty special. Ovechkin paused to gather his thoughts and contain his emotions before saying: "How I always say, without you guys, obviously, I would never reach those kind of numbers. The fans watch me and the fans want to see that historical moments." Howe scored 786 goals in 25 seasons with the Red Wings (1946-71) and 15 goals in one season with the Whalers (1979-80). "Obviously, the first couple goals was good bounces, and the third one, [Mantha] gave me a nice pass and I just have to put it in. Gretzky scored his 800th goal in his 1,116th game, beating Arturs Irbe at 6:16 of the first period of the Los Angeles Kings' 6-6 tie with the San Jose Sharks at San Jose Arena on March 20, 1994. Kuznetsov got the puck back to Mantha to the right of the net, and Mantha quickly passed through the crease to Ovechkin for a shot into an open net. Howe scored his 800th goal in his 1,748th NHL game, beating Mike Liut at 1:27 of the third period of the Hartford Whalers' 3-0 win against the St. The puck was on my curve, so I knew I just have to put it up and it's in." "For some reason, I feel like sometimes when he gets the goals around the net he is always by himself and nobody cover him," Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov said. "I kind of could've shot but I saw someone coming backdoor with a right-handed stick, and you don't assume it's Ovi, just because we're not playing together," Mantha said. "It's a huge number," Ovechkin said.

Photo: @Capitals You would be hard pressed to write a better script for reaching such a lofty professional milestone. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored ...

In addition, Ovechkin would pass Gretzky (12) for the most 40-goal seasons in NHL history and tie Mike Gartner (17) for the most 30-goal seasons in NHL history. Should Ovechkin reach the 50-goal mark, it would mark his 10th career 50-goal season, passing Gretzky and Mike Bossy (9) for the most in NHL history. Ovechkin, who has scored 20 goals in 31 games this season, recorded his 29th career hat trick against Chicago to reach the 800-goal mark, passing Marcel Dionne and Bobby Hull (28) for the sixth most hat tricks in NHL history. Ovechkin reached the 800-goal mark in his 1,305th career game, the second-fewest games required to reach the milestone in NHL history (Gretzky: 1,116 GP). They host the Dallas Stars on Thursday, the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday and the Detroit Red Wings in Monday. He becomes just the third player in NHL history to reach the 800-goal mark, joining Hall of Famers Gordie Howe (801) and Wayne Gretzky (894).

"THE GR8 CHASE" trademark is a triple entendre, alluding to Alex Ovechkin's nickname ("The Great Eight"), Wayne Gretzky's nickname ("The Great One") and the ...

Ovechkin's family was heavily involved in the creation of the logo, as well as the trademark name. Next up on the goals list is Gordie Howe with 801 and then Gretzky with 894, a record that has stood for 23 years. "THE GR8 CHASE" is a triple entendre, alluding to Ovechkin's nickname ("The Great Eight"), Gretzky's nickname ("The Great One") and Ovechkin's chase of history.