Legendary hockey player Gordie Howe’s son, Mark Howe, shared that Washington’s striker Alexander Ovechkin is chasing his father on the National Hockey League’s (NHL) top snipers list. Athletic.
“I don’t want Ovi to do 801 and 802 numbers on blank meshes. I want it to be a highlight disc. It will be great for hockey,” said Mark Howe.
The Russian forward goes after the greatest sniper of all time, Wayne Gretzky. Gordie Howe, second on the NHL’s top scorers list, is just one goal behind. Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL record with 894 goals.
On December 14, the Russian scored a hat-trick in the regular season game against Chicago. Thus, the Rus broke the 800-goal milestone for his career in the NHL and became the third after Gretzky and Howe to conquer this milestone.
Ted Leonsis, former owner of Washington Capitals spoke about the records of team captain Alexander Ovechkin.