"On December 13, 2022, Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks to give him Goal #798, 799, and 800 in his career - and putting him just one shy of tying Gordie Howe for second on the all-time goals list. 10 days and five games later, he was still sitting at 800, tantalizingly close to that next rung up the ladder. With the Winnipeg Jets in town, the stage was set for him to do just that."
"He didn't make fans wait too long for 801, taking a lovely drop pass from Dylan Strome at the line and firing off a snap shot in the final two minutes of the opening frame. It was his 21st of the season, added goalie David Rittich to his ever-expanding list of goalies he's scored on in his career: 801 secured, now it was a question of when he would get #802 to take over sole possession of that second spot on the goal-scoring list."
"Late in regulation, with the Caps up 3-1, the Jets pulled Rittich for the extra attacker. The crowd went nuts as Alex Ovechkin carried the puck into the offensive zone, just a single Winnipeg defender between him and the empty net, between him and history - a shot he's taken many times over the years. Instead, he chose to pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov, seemingly bypassing that empty-netter."
Alex Ovechkin reached 800 career goals on December 13, 2022, with a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks. Ten days later, against the Winnipeg Jets, Ovechkin scored goal #801 on a drop pass from Dylan Strome, his 21st of the season, beating goalie David Rittich. With 801 secured, only Gordie Howe's total stood between him and sole possession of second on the all-time goal list. Late in regulation with the Capitals leading 3-1, Ovechkin carried the puck into the offensive zone and chose to pass to Evgeny Kuznetsov instead of shooting at an empty net.
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