{"id":13484,"date":"2023-03-23T15:28:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=13484"},"modified":"2023-03-23T15:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:28:12","slug":"alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzkys-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzkys-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Ovechkin beats Wayne Gretzky\u2019s record with his 13th 40-goal season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alex Ovechkin of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/capitals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Capitals <\/a>scored his 40th goal of the season in the first period of a home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, to become the first player in NHL history to achieve 13 40-goal seasons in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ovechkin was previously tied with Wayne Gretzky for 12 40-goal campaigns and before the game, there was a 20-minute on-ice ceremony in his honour, for passing Gordie Howie for second position on the all-time NHL goals list on December 23rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/connor-mcdavid-scores-career-high-124-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connor McDavid scores career-high 124 points<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He skated in down on the right side and sent a shot to the far post. His teammate Dylan Strome originally got credit for this game, after his stick seemed to direct the puck into the net, but after a review, it was discovered that it was the Blue Jackets Nick Blankenburg\u2019s stick instead. Ovechkin received an official scoring change which gave him the marker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, Columbus stole the show with an impressive 7-6 overtime win over the Capitals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack Roslovic exploited T.J. Oshie\u2019s turnover to score his second goal of the night 2:34 into overtime, giving the Blue Jackets (22-41-7, 51 points) the win in a game they trailed 3-0 and 5-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-celebrating.png\" alt=\"alex ovechkin beats record\n\" class=\"wp-image-13493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-celebrating.png 634w, https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-celebrating-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption>credit: dailymail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-and-teammates.png\" alt=\"alex ovechkin beats wayne gretzky\u2019s record\n\" class=\"wp-image-13494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-and-teammates.png 634w, https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-and-teammates-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption>credit: dailymail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With this goal, Alex Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky for the most 40-goal seasons in NHL history with 13!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GR802?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GR802<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IUyu0QRhpA\">pic.twitter.com\/IUyu0QRhpA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSCapitals\/status\/1638325564166619141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Tonight was special day for me, for the whole organization, for fans. And, unfortunately, we lost,&#8217; Ovechkin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;For 10 minutes in the second period, we kind of stopped playing and gave them an opportunity to come back.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ovechkin\u2019s family joined him for his pre-game ceremony, hugging his two children, as he was recognized in front of Capitals supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex\u2019s Capitals teammates joined in on the celebrations too and so did Bill Daly deputy NHL commissioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/ryan-oreilly-expected-to-comeback-to-maple-leafs-before-playoffs-begin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ryan O\u2019Reilly expected to comeback to Maple Leafs before playoffs begin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever since he was a rookie in 2005-06, no other NHL player accumulated more than six 40-goal seasons, except Ovechkin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This scoring pace is helping him chase down Gretzky\u2019s ultimate goal-scoring record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s game was the 820th tally of Ovechkin\u2019s career, he now needs 75 more to pass Gretzky for the NHL\u2019s all-time goals record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-honoured.png\" alt=\"alex ovechkin beats wayne gretzky\u2019s record\n\" class=\"wp-image-13495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-honoured.png 634w, https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-honoured-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption>credit: dailymail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-overchkin-and-his-children.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-overchkin-and-his-children.png 634w, https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-overchkin-and-his-children-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption>credit: dailymail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-and-washington-capitals.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-and-washington-capitals.png 634w, https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/alex-ovechkin-beats-wayne-gretzky-record-with-his-13th-40-goal-season-ovechkin-and-washington-capitals-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption>credit: dailymail.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scored his 40th goal of the season in the first period of a home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, to become the first player in NHL history to achieve 13 40-goal seasons in his career. Ovechkin was previously tied with Wayne Gretzky for 12 40-goal campaigns and before the game, there was a 20-minute on-ice ceremony in his honour, for passing Gordie Howie for second position on the all-time NHL goals list on December 23rd. See also: Connor McDavid scores career-high 124 points He skated in down on the right side and sent a shot to the far post. His teammate Dylan Strome originally got credit for this game, after his stick seemed to direct the puck into the net, but after a review, it was discovered that it was the Blue Jackets Nick Blankenburg\u2019s stick instead. Ovechkin received an official scoring change which gave him the marker. But, Columbus stole the show with an impressive 7-6 overtime win over the Capitals.&nbsp; Jack Roslovic exploited T.J. Oshie\u2019s turnover to score his second goal of the night 2:34 into overtime, giving the Blue Jackets (22-41-7, 51 points) the win in a game they trailed 3-0 and 5-3. &#8216;Tonight was special day for me, for the whole organization, for fans. And, unfortunately, we lost,&#8217; Ovechkin said. &#8216;For 10 minutes in the second period, we kind of stopped playing and gave them an opportunity to come back.&#8217; Ovechkin\u2019s family joined him for his pre-game ceremony, hugging his two children, as he was recognized in front of Capitals supporters. Alex\u2019s Capitals teammates joined in on the celebrations too and so did Bill Daly deputy NHL commissioner. Read: Ryan O\u2019Reilly expected to comeback to Maple Leafs before playoffs begin Ever since he was a rookie in 2005-06, no other NHL player accumulated more than six 40-goal seasons, except Ovechkin. This scoring pace is helping him chase down Gretzky\u2019s ultimate goal-scoring record. Tuesday\u2019s game was the 820th tally of Ovechkin\u2019s career, he now needs 75 more to pass Gretzky for the NHL\u2019s all-time goals record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alex Ovechkin scores13th 40-goal season beats record - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Alex Ovechkin becomes the first player in the NHL to reach 13 40-goal seasons, breaking Gretzky&#039;s record. 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