Capitals' Alex Ovechkin passes Gordie Howe for 2nd all-time in goals

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Alex Ovechkin moved into second place on the all-time NHL goals list, scoring two times against the Jets.

It was the 800th career goal for Oviechkin. He tied Howe with a goal at 1:38 of the first period and then passed him on an empty-net goal with one minute remaining in the game. The Caps won by a large margin.

Only Wayne Gretzky has scored more goals in the NHL. In 1,487 games, he had 894 goals.

It's nice to get it done at home. He spoke to the crowd after the game. It's a big deal." We need to keep going and see what happens.

The goal was scored with his back to the net. He scored a goal between the Jets defenders to give the Caps a 4-1 lead. It was the 54th empty net goal of Ovi's career.

Mark Howe played on the Jumbotron to send a message to his father. The players from the Jets and Caps both tapped their sticks on the ice as Oviechkin tapped his heart with his glove.

On the first goal of his career, the Russian scored on a drop pass from Dylan Strome, tying Mr. Hockey.

He scored his 800th goal in his 1,305th game. Howe needed more than 1,000 games.

One of only three players in NHL history to score 20 or more goals in at least 18 straight seasons is Oviechkin.

The player surpassed a Howe record. The most goals scored with one team is held by Howe. Howe scored over 800 goals in his career with the Red Wings and Whalers.

According to Mark Howe, he expected Ovicheskin to pass his father's career totals as well as those of Gretzky.

After a while, the puck starts hitting the crest instead of the corner of the net, as I have seen a lot of scorers do. He said he hadn't seen it with Ovi.

In his 1,612 game career, Ray Bourque set the NHL record for most career shots on goal by a defenceman, with 6,206. It was his 1,308th game. In 1959-60, the NHL began tracking shots on goal. Only two NHL players have ever taken over 6,000 career shots on goal.

A five-year, $47 million extension was signed in July of 2021.