Alex Ovechkin Ties Gordie Howe With 786th Goal For Capitals
Alex Ovechkin’s goal in the second period against the Detroit Red Wings Thursday proved inconsequential in a 3-1 defeat for the Washington Capitals. As Ovechkin’s 786th career score, however, it will forever be best known as the score that made history. In his 19th season as a member of the Capitals, Ovechkin has now tied longtime Red Wing Gordie Howe for most goals scored with a single NHL team. Between 1946 and 1971, Howe scored 786 times in 25 seasons with Detroit. Taken first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Ovechkin signed with the Capitals in 2005 and made an immediate impact, scorin...