“The GR8 Chase” remains to be very a lot on within the nation’s capital.
Down 2-1 late within the third interval on Tuesday, the Washington Capitals wanted a clutch aim to tie issues towards the Western Convention-leading Winnipeg Jets.
So, who else however the captain Alexander Ovechkin to fireside the puck previous goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, the doubtless 2024-25 Vezina Trophy winner? The 39-year-old has scored 10 times in his last 10 games towards the Jets.
The sport-tying tally from Ovechkin’s trademark “workplace” (the left faceoff circle) was his 36th of the season and the 889th of his profession.
That leaves him simply six objectives from passing Hockey Corridor of Famer Wayne Gretzky for essentially the most in NHL historical past (894).
With 11 video games left within the common season, Ovechkin is on tempo to tie Gretzky on April 10 towards the Carolina Hurricanes and break his report on April 13 towards the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Regardless of Ovechkin’s effort, Washington went on to fall 3-2 in additional time to Winnipeg because the battle for the President’s Trophy (most standings factors within the league) drags on.
