Alex Ovechkin units NHL report for many objectives with one group

Alex Ovechkin set the NHL report for many objectives scored with one franchise, netting his 787th profession aim with the Washington Capitals to interrupt a tie with Hockey Corridor of Famer Gordie Howe’s profession complete with the Detroit Crimson Wings.

The record-breaking aim got here on dwelling ice in opposition to the Arizona Coyotes Saturday evening.

Within the second interval, Ovechkin posted his seventh aim of the season, a power-play tally with assists from Trevor van Riemsdyk and Anthony Mantha. Ovechkin tied Howe’s mark Thursday evening in Detroit when he netted his sixth aim of the season in a 3-1 loss to the Crimson Wings.

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Ovechkin has spent all 18 years of his NHL profession with the Capitals, who drafted him first general in 2004. He has received 9 goal-scoring titles, three Hart trophies as NHL MVP and the 2018 Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP in main Washington to its lone Stanley Cup championship.

The left wing is the franchise chief in objectives, factors and video games performed.

“Each participant needs to simply be with one group. And each participant needs to do one thing particular for his or her group. So I am completely happy,” Ovechkin not too long ago informed ESPN.

Howe scored 786 objectives in 1,687 video games with the Crimson Wings from 1946-71. Ovechkin is closing in on Howe’s NHL profession complete of 801 objectives, which is second all-time behind Wayne Gretzky’s 894-goal report.

Mark Howe, Gordie’s son and a Hockey Corridor of Fame defenseman, believes Ovechkin will finally cross each gamers.

“It is method that Ovechkin has been scoring, and the tempo that he does it. He is so large, so sturdy and so highly effective,” Mark Howe informed ESPN final week.

Ovechkin signed a five-year, $47 million extension in July 2021 that may hold him in Washington by means of 2026.

The second-period aim gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead, and was scored on Coyotes netminder Karel Vejmelka.