4 years agoWashington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin produced his 709th career goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers, which pushed him past Mike Gartner on the league's all-time goal-scoring list and into seventh place. Nicklas Backstrom set him up in the third period for the historic goal. Carl Hagelin scored Washington's first goal in the second frame. Ovechkin might be 35 years old, but he's still a killer with the puck in front of the goal. The Great Eight, who produced seven total shots on Thursday, now has four markers for the season, and he has steadily started to build up momentum with three goals in his past five appearances. Phil Esposito and 717 goals are his next target on the list, and the chase starts on Sunday versus Philadelphia.--Taavi Pailk - RotoBaller
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