Alex Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his NHL career on Wednesday night as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers in overtime 3–2. Ovechkin scored the game-tying goal midway through the third period and in the process, moved within 10 goals of passing Wayne Gretzky on the league's all-time scoring list.
The Capitals celebrated by posting the video along with the caption "one trick pony scores his 885th career goal and records his 1,599th career point." This was a reference to what announcer Darren Pang said on the broadcast during the first period.
"Ovechkin been a one trick pony through his career." -- @Panger40
— 𝓙𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 🇨🇭🐮🏔️ (@jarehouse) March 6, 2025
Praying you guys don't get to call goal #895 https://t.co/e8VEyRwaJr pic.twitter.com/OoS89kbWKi
"We all know that Alex Ovechkin's been a bit of a one-trick pony throughout his NHL career," Pang said on the TNT broadcast. It's a comment he won't soon be allowed to forget.
Even if Ovechkin was a one-trick pony, when you play hockey for a living and your one trick is scoring goals, that's actually a very useful trick. The Capitals have 28 games remaining this season and Ovechkin has a chance to overtake Wayne Gretzky as the league's all-time leading goal scorer.
One trick pony scores his 885th career goal and records his 1,599th career point#ALLCAPS | @BlueHalo pic.twitter.com/ncgg39AWRe
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 6, 2025
He's also 56th in NHL history in assists, 11th all-time in points and third in hits. The one trick he should be associated with is the hat trick because he's tied for the fifth most of those of all-time.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Announcer Calls Alex Ovechkin ‘One Trick Pony’ as He Closes on Wayne Gretzky’s Record.
