It鈥檚 happening at a much more rapid pace than initially expected, and it鈥檚 possible that by this weekend, Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin will be the NHL鈥檚 all-time leading scorer.
Ovi is three goals away with seven games left to play this season. But at the rapid rate he鈥檚 been on, it鈥檚 possible he’ll hit the record by Sunday, if not by netting a hat trick on Friday night in D.C.
鈥淚 never thought it would actually happen. I don’t think anybody did,鈥� said Marcus Voyles, of Bowie, Maryland.
Voyles admits his line of thought on Wayne Gretzky鈥檚 record began to change when Ovi hit 700 career goals. Then, he decided in February to buy tickets to this Sunday鈥檚 game in Long Island to see the Capitals visit the Islanders 鈥� just in case.
鈥淲hen we got the tickets, before service fees, they’re only like 60 bucks,鈥� he said. 鈥淚f you look now, they’re all well over 100 (approaching $200 a seat now)… so we got lucky.鈥�
He鈥檒l be driving up to New York with his 10-year-old son, his brother and another friend.
鈥淲e just kind of threw a dart at the calendar, and luckily we hit,鈥� he said.
Well, perhaps if everything goes right.
Alexander Ovechkin is only goals away from becoming the NHL鈥檚 all-time leading goal scorer. Send your words of encouragement to the Capitals captain in a voicemail through the 海角社区app 海角社区app app, available on 听辞谤听. Use the “Feedback” button in the navigation bar.
‘Ovechkin on the 8s’
Until that happens, other listeners are offering up some advice for the bosses at 海角社区app.
鈥淵ou go to news, traffic, and weather on the eights,鈥� said Bill Brummitt, of Manassas, Virginia. 鈥淲hy not do a news, traffic, weather, and Ovechkin on the eights?”
鈥淕ive an update on where Ovechkin鈥檚 chase for the goal record, where he stands,鈥� he added. 鈥淗opefully, he gets it before the end of the year. There’s seven games, he needs three goals. I think he’ll get it before the end of the year.鈥�
In fact, it could be the shortest-lived format tweak 海角社区app has ever seen.
鈥淚t’s going to be nuts,鈥� Brummitt said. 鈥淚t’s going to be nuts.鈥�
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