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Alex Ovechkin Scores 700th Career Goal
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Shake, rattle and roll! Congratulations to Alex Ovechkin for becoming the eighth NHL player to hit the 700 goal mark. He trails former Cap Mike Gartner, who has 708 career goals, for seventh place on the all-time goals list.
Check out The Washington Post’s special report.
The goal was also his 42nd of the season. He scored it in the 3rd period in New Jersey to tie the score, 2-2, but the Caps lost, 3-2.
Here’s 700:
Hear @WaltonCaps call #700vi!!
February 22, 2020, remember where you were#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/nfKvitWVZB
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 22, 2020
7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣!!!!! pic.twitter.com/sKat0J4emo
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) February 22, 2020