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Alex Ovechkin Roasts BodyArmor at Presser With One Cold-Blooded Question


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Jack Sutherland
April 6, 2025  (5:49 PM)
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Washington Capitals star captain Alex Ovechkin is the NHL's leading goal scorer, and he had the perfect question to kick off his postgame media availability.

Wayne Gretzky's record is no more, as his mark of 894 career NHL goals has now been broken by Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin.
The future Hall of Famer and 1-time Stanley Cup winner officially wrestled the top spot in hockey history from Gretzky on Sunday afternoon against the New York Islanders.
As he began his postgame media availability session, there was a bottle of BodyArmor sports drink on the table, leading Ovechkin to have the perfect quip:
Present to see the historic goal was Gretzky himself, who participated in the ceremony that took place immediately after the goal was scored; Gretzky had the following special remarks for Ovechkin:
I wish the Islanders and the New York fans all the best, but we're here today to celebrate this guy here, No. 8. I can tell you firsthand, I know how hard it is to get 894. 895 is pretty special. My congratulations to not only Alex, his mom and dad, his family, his wife and kids. When I broke the record, my two kids were about the age of his boys, so it's kind of reminiscent for me and I'm so happy that two of my boys are here tonight. But there's nothing better than the National Hockey League. They say records are made to be broken, but I'm not sure who's going to get more goals than that. It's the greatest game in the world. I want to congratulate every organization, the Commissioner and the League.

« Alex, I said I'd be the first guy to shake your hand when you broke the record (shake hands and hugged) and one last thing before Alex speaks, one of the great things about my setting the record, Colleen Howe bought my wife a beautiful gift and wonderful note and we know how the legacy of hockey passes down, but also it does it with the families and the wives, so my wife has something very beautiful for his lovely wife that we want to pass on. But Mr. Leonsis, congratulations, and when I set the record, they bought me a Rolls-Royce, so you've got your work cut out.
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Alex Ovechkin Roasts BodyArmor at Presser With One Cold-Blooded Question

How many more years will Alex Ovechkin play now that he's officially the top scorer in NHL history?

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