Alex Ovechkin is on his longest goal-scoring streak in years. Talk of the Gretzky record is back
Alex Ovechkin has scored a goal in five consecutive games to make it his longest streak in nearly three years
Maybe all it took was riding a camel for Alex Ovechkin to get over the hump after a rough first half of the NHL season.
Fresh off a family trip to Dubai during the Washington Capitals' bye week and the All-Star break, Ovechkin has scored in all four games to extend his streak to five, his longest in nearly three years. After just eight goals through his first 43 games, the Russian superstar, captain and face of the franchise has heated up just in time to revive the possibility of breaking Wayne Gretzky's career record that long seemed unapproachable.
Ovechkin now has 13 goals this season to give him 835 — 60 back of passing Gretzky.
“Certainly not surprised by it,” said Vancouver defenseman Ian Cole, who has played dozens of games trying to contain Ovechkin over the past decade. “He is the gold standard for goal scoring in NHL history, in my mind. Obviously Wayne Gretzky, he’s the ‘Great One,’ he’s the best, but what Ovi’s done in the time period that he’s played is absolutely remarkable. ...
