Video: Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin Breaks Wayne Gretzky's Record for Empty Net Goals
Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin is the new record holder for career empty-net goals.
The veteran scored his 57th career open-net goal, breaking legendary center Wayne Gretzky's previous record. The goal that came in the third period helped the Capitals in a 3-0 route against the Boston Bruins on Saturday.
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Besides Ovechkin and Gretzky, no other players have scored more than 40 empty-net goals. Gretzky reached his number of 56 in 1,487 games, while Ovechkin broke the record in 1,394 games.
The goal also gave Ovechkin his 834th career goal, and he sits 60 goals behind Gretzky, who had 894 in his career. This year, Ovechkin has notched 12 goals after scoring 42 last season.
Ovechkin also leads the NHL in all-time power-play goals with 304 and overtime goals with 26.
The Capitals have struggled this season, sitting in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division at 23-20-7. With Saturday's win over the Bruins, Washington managed to snap a six-game win streak, and the Capitals will be looking to keep the momentum going into a two-game home stand. Washington will take on the Vancouver Cunucks on Sunday.
