Alex Ovechkin scores 890th career goal, four back of record

WASHINGTON – His 890th career goal was not a great moment for Alex Ovechkin. In fact, it doesn’t matter to keep four goals away from the kidnapping in Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, the 39-year-old loses 8-5 at the hands of Buffalo Sabers.

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“At present, we have lost three consecutive games,” Ovickin said. “It’s a good thing, not in the playoffs right now, but we just have to bounce back and find a way to win the game.”

Ovechkin scored 9:11 in the third stage, deflecting Rasmus Sandin’s shot, and pulled Washington to two points by James Reimer.

Although the Capital was able to pull his game to a higher gear after his goal, the 39-year-old said it was Tally, the short-handed Aliaksei Protas at the beginning of that period.

“When you score on PK, it brings you more (life) and you can see our bench get after the game,” Ovechkin said. “We tried to come back, but unfortunately, we can’t.”

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Now, he has recovered, surpassing Gretzky’s 894 points, which has long seemed unacceptable this spring. He has 37 shots this season and is expected to reach 40 on his 14th time, the most in league history despite missing 16 games due to a ruptured left fibular bone.

“Again, it’s crazy numbers,” Protas said. “I think even in NHL 25 (Video Game)…He is chasing something special. ”

Before the third-point night ended in Stage 3, Ovechkin found himself with limited ice time in numerous defensive zone starts, free throw kills and top six efforts. In the first two periods, he skated in just 7 minutes and 43 seconds, the lowest on the team, and ended the night with a 16:22 mark while moving to the Pierre-Luc Dubois route.

“We’ve been trying to stay in this game and I don’t like the top six tonight.

Ovechkin will continue to pursue Gretzky on Tuesday, when the capital was visiting the Boston Bruins north to the north.