Washington Capitals fans can breathe a little easier. Local play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati will get to call Alex Ovechkin’s record-breaking 895th goal, even if the score occurs on a national broadcast, the team announced Tuesday. Source link
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set for a spell watching from the sidelines after he was injured while celebrating a goal during Wednesday’s Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen. Source link
Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals’ game against New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Source link
“The Gr8 Chase” is heating up, with Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin trailing Wayne Gretzky by just 10 goals for the NHL record of 894, and the left winger is putting his money where his puck is. He announced Wednesday that he would donate to cancer research for each goal the rest of his career….
Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced behind a remarkable tight-checking team effort and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday. Source link
Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced behind a remarkable tight-checking team effort and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday. Source link
Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. Source link
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw bowed her head and raised a gloved fist after scoring a goal on her first start for Manchester City Women since pulling out of the team because of racist abuse directed at her on social media. Source link
Sixteen-year-old Michael Noonan didn’t have much time to celebrate his historic goal for Shamrock Rovers. Source link
Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record, and the Washington Capitals defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday night. Source link
