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When it comes to his personal success, the Washington Capitals' left wing alex ovechkin's biggest goal is to capture the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Highest score in historybut he made some pretty big history in the process, and he did it on Tuesday night.
Knock a perfect puck pass to center Aliaxei protus In the second period against the Las Vegas Golden Knights, Ovechkin set the tone well, scoring his 700th career assist. And he's already reached that level in the scoring department, which officially confirms his membership in the 700/700 club. (Related: Buffalo Sabers get off to such a bad start that they're hitting each other so hard in practice)
Ovechkin is the sixth player in NHL history to record 700 goals and 700 assists in a career.
The 39-year-old joins Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr, Phil Esposito, Gordie Howe and Marcel Dionne at the club.
With his two assists tonight, Alex Ovechkin becomes the sixth player in NHL history to have at least 700 goals and 700 assists. pic.twitter.com/fVKBuhoHYc
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 16, 2024
Assist No. 700 for Alex Ovechkin! 🤩
And this is the beauty. pic.twitter.com/T0NeyGx0yy
— NHL (@NHL) October 16, 2024
It's crazy to me that Alex Ovechkin has been so elite in his career that he's currently a member of the 700/700 club. He will eventually break Wayne Gretzky's all-time scoring record, but he still one championship. This guy should have at least 2 or 3 titles, but I chalk that up to bad management at DC
But hey, at least he has one ring and is about to get the record of “The Great One” – still legendary.
