Alex Ovechkin achieved a significant milestone in NHL history, scoring goals number 893 and 894 during a game at Capital One Arena, tying Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals scored in league history. While the moment was historic, several former teammates and alumni, including TJ Oshie and Devante Smith-Pelley, missed experiencing the goals live while leaving to greet Gretzky. They heard the crowd's reaction from nearby and ran to a TV to catch the replay, emphasizing the excitement of being present in the arena, regardless of missing the live moment.
I was walking right here actually,' Oshie told Monumental Sports Network's Tarik El-Bashir post-game, gesturing to the hallway on the suite level of Capital One Arena. 'We heard the roars and obviously Wayne's in the building and a couple of us wanted to head over to Ted's suite and say 'Hi'... so we said 'Let's sneak down there real quick,' the power play just ended and we heard the roars... and we were like 'No, no way.'
'Yeah it was hilarious because they got the power play and they killed it off so we were like 'alright let's go now,' let's say hi to Gary and Wayne and stuff like that and as soon as we got out of the elevator and into the halls, the walls were almost shaking and we were like 'no way' and so we ran to the TVs and saw it that way but like Osh said, we were in the building so that counts,' Smith-Pelley said.
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