MUST SEE: Alex Ovechkin mic'd up for his 767th goal; Goosebumps
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T. Tadi
March 17, 2022 (8:59 PM)
On Tuesday night, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 767th career goal, passing Jaromir Jagr for 3rd all-time in NHL goals scored. He's now the all-time leading scorer in the European NHL.
"This means a lot," Ovechkin told NBC Sports Washington's Al Koken in a postgame interview. "Obviously, for this organization, for the fans, for my family who watched it right now in Russia. I'm very excited, very happy and it's nice to be No. 1 all-time who play from Europe. ... It's very special."
"I'm happy being the first European player all of time on goals, Russian-born player," Ovechkin continued during the postgame press conference. "It's pretty cool. Pass all those names, legends -- it's history. It's gonna be forever. Hope somebody gonna break my record and we will see."
Fans can experience Ovechkin's emotions as they unfolded, as he was mic'd up for the game. Take a look (and listen) below:
POLL |
Will Ovy beat the Great One's goal record? |
Yes | 49 | 56.3 % |
No | 38 | 43.7 % |
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