Will Ovechkin Outscore Hockey's Great One?

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🗓️ 10 February 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is close to joining an elite club in hockey, as just the eighth player in NHL history to score 700 goals. Ovi's had his stumbles, but he's on track to beat none other than Wayne Gretzky for the all-time scoring record. ESPN's Greg Wyshynski tells Mina Kimes how Ovechkin's durability, longevity, and high-scoring power have dazzled over time, and what it'll take for him to best The Great One's legendary record of 894 goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the last four weeks, the grade eight has gone on a rampage, the likes of which we have never seen from him.
0:08.0	Ovechkin has chased down the grates of the game, seemingly in no time flat.
0:12.6	And now the moment draws near to celebrate 700.
0:16.5	Will it be tonight?
0:24.2	Tonight. Will it be tonight? Tonight, Washington Capitol's legend Alexander Ovechkin could make history,
0:29.4	becoming one of just a handful of NHL players to score 700 goals.
0:34.6	But with that milestone in sight, the hockey world is already looking ahead and asking,
0:40.7	can Ovechkin unseat Wayne Gretzky, the great one himself, as a sports all-time scoring leader?
0:47.6	It's Monday, February 10th.
0:50.4	I'm Mina Keim's.
0:52.4	This is ESPN Daily, presented by ADT.
1:00.1	Hey, Greg.
1:01.6	Hey, Mina.
1:02.8	Greg Wyshinsky is an ESPN hockey writer and the co-host of the podcast, ESPN on ice.
1:09.1	So, Greg, tonight, the capitals are playing the Islanders at home.
1:13.0	It's a decent game, right?
1:14.2	Washington's atop their division right now.
1:16.2	The Islanders are somewhere in the middle.
1:18.6	Why are you excited to watch?
1:20.7	I'm excited to watch because Alex Ovechkin has the opportunity, once again, to become the
1:26.2	eighth player in the National Hockey League's
1:28.3	103-year history to score 700 career goals.
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