Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal on April 6 via a wrist shot on a second-period power play, beating Ilya Sorokin. The goal followed a Dylan Strome pass to Tom Wilson, who entered the zone and sent a diagonal cross-ice feed to Ovechkin at the top of the left circle. Tom Wilson said he "blacked out" during the immediate celebration. The NHL halted the game for a 22-minute on-ice ceremony where Gary Bettman presented a gift and Wayne Gretzky shook Ovechkin's hand. Ovechkin finished the season with 44 goals and 897 career goals, three shy of 900.
Ovechkin, via a wrist shot on a second-period power play, beat goaltender Ilya Sorokin to become the league's new goals king on April 6 against the New York Islanders. Ovechkin found the back of the net after Dylan Strome hit Tom Wilson with a pass down the right flank. After Wilson entered the zone, he sent a diagonal cross-ice pass to Ovechkin at the top of the left circle, who let'er rip.
The NHL stopped the game to celebrate Ovechkin's accomplishment. During the ensuing 22-minute-long on-ice ceremony, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman presented Ovechkin with a gift, and Gretzky was the first to shake the Capitals captain's hand, fulfilling a promise he made in the years prior. Ovechkin finished his age-39 season with 44 goals - tied for third-most in the league - despite breaking his leg and missing a month of the season.
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