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Zimmerman and Ovechkin posed next to each other during the group photo on the ice. He even took a photo with Ovi when the Capitals star took batting practice and threw out the first pitch in 2007. [was referencing the time in 2020 when he joined the Capitals for a practice](https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2020/01/16/ryan-zimmerman-became-a-goalie-for-a-day-to-fulfill-a-bet-with-nicklas-backstrom-three-years-ago-video/). During the Stanley Cup Final, Zimmerman and former Nats pitcher Max Scherzer attended game 4 sporting full Capitals hockey uniforms. The rest of the team had to show Zimmerman the real NHL level and proceeded to blast shots past him. “Congrats on #800, @aleksandrovechkinofficial!!” Zimmerman said.

Ovechkin joined Gordie How and Wayne Gretzky as the only members of the 800-goal club.

I would say the only shot Draisaitl has is if he stays paired in Edmonton with McDavid throughout the majority of his career. The Czech winger is up to 259 goals in 539 career games, putting his career goals per game rate at .481, the fifth-highest mark among active skaters. That said, the Oilers forward has averaged .467 goals per game in his career, the seventh-highest mark among active skaters. McDavid is scoring 0.87 goals per game this year, a much higher rate than his career goals per game mark of 0.514. He has 21 goals in 31 contests this season, and very well could record his third 50-goal season by the end of the year. This year has been his goal scoring, as he leads the league in scoring with 27 goals, three more than second-place Tage Thompson. That's not a knock on his talents, as he is a premier passer, but there's no denying that having a generational talent like McDavid on the team helps out Draisaitl's production. Out of any of the current candidates, Matthews would be my pick as the skater to join the 800-goal club considering his career averages. Fans are lucky to be witnessing the amazing talents of Ovechkin, considering just how hard it is to score in the NHL. They are the only two active players with career goals per game rate higher than 0.6. Those are the only three members of the exclusive 800-goal club in the NHL. Barring major unforeseen circumstances, Ovechkin should be solely in second by the time the season is over, and one to two seasons away from breaking the record.

Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to steal the spotlight from Alex Ovechkin's latest pursuit of hockey history and help the Washington ...

“I thought we didn’t do a very good job in the neutral zone on both sides and I thought we just kind of fed their transition a little bit too much. William Nylander and reigning league MVP Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two in a row. “Because of the history there is always a concern,” coach Peter Laviolette said. On Saturday night, one of his replacements put on a show while Samsonov was shaky at the other end. Oshie skated off in pain during the second period, never sat down on the bench and needed assistance getting down the tunnel. "When you’re kind of feeling it, you just shoot the puck and tonight it went in.”

WASHINGTON — The Maple Leafs kept Alex Ovechkin from reaching Gordie Howe's goal mark for another day, but weren't counting on Erik Gustafsson lighting them ...

Ovechkin has had one other significant goal against Toronto, on Feb. Conor Timmins delivered another nice stretch pass, allowing Matthews to snap in his 16th goal of the season. Another Caps goal was barely averted when Keefe’s hastily convened five-forward power play had no safety valve for an odd-man rush that required Samsonov to make a huge stop at the buzzer. “They score 10 seconds into the third period (making it 4-2), that’s a tough climb from there,” coach Sheldon Keefe said. “He said, I almost scored, but nothing crazy,” Samsonov said of the exchange. Article content

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Not even a little bit. [pic.twitter.com/UwB4poSJMA] [once checked Zdeno Chara into the bench](https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2019/01/10/alex-ovechkin-checks-zdeno-chara-into-the-capitals-bench/).

Even though Ovechkin didn't score, enough Capitals did to do in whatever hopes the Leafs had. Washington defenceman Erik Gustafsson, without a goal all season, ...

“We want to get a look at a different option,” said Keefe. “We had a couple chance to score or we didn’t score,” said Nylander. “He’s a pretty tough guy to stop. The Capitals captain reached a historic number Thursday — 800 — but still needs a goal to tie Gordie Howe for second on the NHL’s all-time list. “We had a dominant second period,” said Keefe. We’ve just got to get back to working hard.” “And he’s played a lot of good hockey for us. But Samsonov did not allow a goal to Alex Ovechkin. We didn’t take care of the puck well enough either, especially on goals three, four and five.” Their listless and lifeless effort in the first and third periods did no favours for Samsonov. “But you’ve got to go through it. I need to play better.”

Tonight could be a special night at Capital One Arena for the Washington Capitals and their fans as Alex Ovechkin needs two goals to pass Gordie Howe.

[reached the mark](https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/338889082/binary-file/file.pdf) in his 1,305th career game which was the second fewest games required to reach the milestone. to potentially witness history as Ovechkin looks to move to second place all time in goals scored. Howe averaged 0.45 goals per game during his career while Gretzky averaged 0.60. Howe scored his 800th career goal in his 1,748h career game a the age of 51. Gretzky’s goals per game rate from 700 to 800 was 0.44 while Howe’s was 0.39. [Washington Capitals](https://starsandsticks.com/washington-capitals-editorials/) take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Capital One Arena in the second game of their three game homestand.

WASHINGTON — The Maple Leafs kept Alex Ovechkin away from Gordie Howe's goal mark for another day, but covering the Great Eight turned out to be the least ...

Ovechkin has had one other significant goal against Toronto, on Feb. Conor Timmins delivered another nice stretch pass, allowing Matthews to snap in his 16th goal of the season. Another Caps goal was barely averted when Keefe’s hastily convened five-forward power play had no safety valve for an odd-man rush that required Samsonov to make a huge stop at the buzzer. “They score 10 seconds into the third period (making it 4-2), that’s a tough climb from there,” coach Sheldon Keefe said. “He said, I almost scored, but nothing crazy,” Samsonov said of the exchange. Article content

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Not even a little bit. Ovechkin didn’t stop there. [December 18, 2022] While fans in attendance wanted to see history and an Alex Ovechkin goal, The Gus Bus’s career-best performance seemed to make up for that.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to steal the spotlight from Alex Ovechkin's latest pursuit of hockey history and...

New York won for just the second time in six games (2-3-1). 12 Pheonix Copley made 23 saves and had an assist, getting his fourth win in five games since he was called up to Los Angeles. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to improve to 16-7-1 on the season. Artemi Panarin, Barclay Goodrow and K’Andre Miller each had a goal and an assist for New York. Alex Tuch had three assists, Rasmus Dahlin and Thompson added two each, and Craig Anderson made 28 saves. Bobrovsky, making his sixth straight start, got his 343rd career victory and improved to 18-5-1 against the Devils. Sam Carrick and Cam Fowler also scored, and Mason McTavish had two assists. Stefan Noesen, Andrei Svechnikov, Teuvo Teravainen and Seth Jarvis scored for the Hurricanes, who won their fourth straight game. Ovechkin called for fans to throw hats on to the ice after Gustafsson’s third goal of the game early in the third period. Brent Burns had two assists, and Antti Raanta made 26 saves in his first outing since Dec. Jason Robertson had three assists, and Scott Wedgewood stopped 33 shots. Gustafsson became the third defenseman in franchise history with a hat trick.