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This moment put Alex Ovechkin past Gordie Howe for second all time in the NHL's all time goals list.
This night saw Ovechkin score his 801st and 802nd career goals and he would tell Greg Whyshynski of ESPN.com:
"You never thought it was going to happen when you came to the league, that you were going to beat any Gordie Howe record or Wayne Gretzky. The whole situation happening right now, it's some miracle."Alex Ovechkin
Ovechkin would add in the same article, "It's nice to get it done at home in front of our house, family and friends. It's a tremendous feeling. We just have to keep going and we'll see what's going to happen."
Mark Howe, a Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman would tell ESPN, "I've seen a lot of scorers that put the puck in the net like nobody can, but after a while the puck starts hitting the crest instead of the corner of the net. I haven't seen that with Ovi yet."
This was a quote he would say earlier in the year prior to Ovechkin reaching the mark.