#14 Alex Ovechkin 500th goal
This was the moment where I started to believe that Alex Ovechkin catching Wayne Gretzky could be a legitimate possibility. I was in the stands for this game. I was home from college on Christmas break and I would go back to school later in the week.
I remember this game being at the same time as a Redskins playoff home game and even so I preferred to be at the hockey game over the football game.
The date was Jan. 10, 2016 and the Capitals hosted the Ottawa Senators. They absolutely crushed them that night winning 7-1. Justin Williams and T.J. Oshie got the scoring started. Zach Sill and Dmitry Orlov continued it into the second period before Ovechkin fired it in on the power play at 16:19 for his 500th.
His mom and dad were in the stands in the middle of the screaming crowd. His dad had his phone out recording the moment looking like it was the proud father moment of his life. His mom was crying, like all moms would if their son was the best hockey player in the world.
Tom Wilson added a goal in the third period before Ovechkin capped off the historical night with goal 501.