The NHL season end is getting closer, but so is Alex Ovechkin on breaking Wayne Gretzky‘s record. The 39-year-old winger closed the gap in his most recent game by scoring a hat trick. The question is,
It’s no longer a question of if Alex Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time ... just before the Washington Capitals host the Chicago Blackhawks on April 4 as long as he maintained ...
The sellout crowd of 18,753 immediately began to cheer, though, when Pickard skated to Edmonton’s bench, realizing this would provide Ovechkin with an opportunity to move closer to history. The fans then started chanting “Ovi! Ovi!’ while the Capitals defended in their zone.