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It’s done: Alex Ovechkin has beaten Wayne Gretzky’s record

In his last game, Alex Ovechkin scored two goals.

This allowed him to equal Wayne Gretzky’s absolute record, who was in the amphitheater to attend the event.

This is a great moment in the career of the Capitals’ captain:

Ovi had the chance to break the record at the end of the game, as the Blackhawks removed their goalkeeper to add a sixth skater.

But the Russian was not interested: breaking the record in an empty net did not appeal to him.

However, he had the opportunity to make history today against the Islanders… and that’s exactly what he was able to do.

Alex Ovechkin outsmarted Ilya Sorokin to score his 895th career goal in the NHL.

What a beautiful goal, by the way!

He now has one more goal than Wayne Gretzky… in as many games played as “The Great One”. Not bad! #Hehe

Seriously, Ovi has officially become the best goal scorer in league history, and perhaps this record will never be broken.

The chances of seeing another player score an average of 45 goals per season for 20 years are slim… and it demonstrates just how impressive Ovechkin’s career longevity is.

He’s 39 years old and still one of the league’s top players.

42 goals in 61 games at his age, that’s really exceptional. And it’s also why seeing him break Wayne Gretzky’s record this season is even more special.

He certainly didn’t steal the record!

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What a career Alex Ovechkin is having.

He will truly finish his career among the greats of the National League.

A real machine!

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7 points in 4 games: Lane Hutson is really on his way to winning the Calder

The Canadiens have now won their last four games.

Nick Suzuki is playing a big role in all this as he has been truly sensational since the break, but Lane Hutson’s performance is also noteworthy.

The Canadiens’ defenseman was excellent again last night, scoring a beautiful goal, and he now has 63 points in his first season in the NHL. Not bad…

Hutson has collected seven points in his last four games and is really starting to win the Calder with his recent performances.

He stepped up at a crucial moment in the Canadiens’ season and it’s worth mentioning.

Hutson is not only playing like a veteran, he’s also playing like one of the best players in the league right now.

That’s no small feat.

If Lane Hutson doesn’t win the Calder Trophy, there will be an uproar in Montreal.

And rightly so.

Macklin Celebrini, Dustin Wolf, and Matvei Michkov are having excellent individual seasons… but Hutson is taking his team to the playoffs and that’s the big difference.

Each of these players would deserve to take home the trophy and there’s no doubt about that.

The 2024-2025 rookie class is really excellent: Celebrini, Wolf, and Michkov will have great careers in the NHL… and that puts even more emphasis on Lane Hutson’s case because he’s the top-scoring rookie defenseman.

He’s really special, the kid. And even if we talk about him a lot for obvious reasons, he deserves even more attention because he’s so good at his age.

I’m excited to see him in the coming years👀

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– There you have it!

– Sick.

– Oh yeah?

– He’s a good leader.

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“Welcome back, Kappy!”: The habs players are doing everything to make Kapanen feel appreciated

The Canadiens signed a nice victory last night against the Flyers.

After the game, there was a nice atmosphere in the locker room and Martin St-Louis wanted to send flowers to Montembeault and Gallagher.

Monty was solid in front of his net, making big saves when it mattered, and Gally scored his 20th goal of the season. It’s true that the two deserve attention after the team’s win.

It was Brendan Gallagher who took care of giving the player of the game glasses in the locker room… and even though the veteran acknowledged the work of his goalkeeper, he chose to give the glasses to Oliver Kapanen – who also had a good game.

Welcome back, Kappy. – Brendan Gallagher

This gave a nice moment in the room:

This is really a good veteran gesture from Brendan Gallagher.

He wanted to make sure Kapanen feels appreciated within the group, even if he had to return to Europe after starting the season in Montreal, and he wanted to congratulate him on his game.

Kapanen may not have scored, but he finished the game with a shot on goal and 8:18 of playing time. But, above all, the young center player took advantage of his opportunities to be effective on the ice, and that’s what to take away from his performance.

He didn’t put the team in trouble, and he really looked comfortable on the ice. Kapanen had a great season in Sweden, and it’s clear he’s gained confidence.

We’re not talking about the same player we saw at the beginning of the season, at least.

To briefly return to Gallagher, it’s in seeing him make gestures like that, that we realize he’s an important part of the Canadiens organization.

He’s become a great leader over the years, he hasn’t missed a single game due to injury since the medical team changed, and he reached the 20-goal plateau last night for the first time since the 19-20 season.

The Canadiens are lucky to have him, even if he’s not the Brendan Gallagher of his good days.

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– The chemistry is incredible with the Habs.

– To follow…

– I like his comments.

– Good…

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The Habs are the kings of third-period comebacks

Once again last night, the Montreal Canadiens found a way to come back from behind to win, and thus get their hands on two big points.

The habs quickly fell behind last night, but they didn’t panic, and kept their calm until the end of the game.

The players shifted into second gear in the third period, and it paid off.

It’s not the first time the Habs have managed to come back from behind in the third period to win a game.

In fact, since the start of the season, the habs have ten wins coming back from behind in the third period, which is good for first place in the National Hockey League.

The two wins with comebacks in the 3rd period this week allowed the habs to distance themselves from the seven teams that have eight this season,

Both against the Panthers and against the Flyers, the Habs found a way to fill a deficit in the third period to win the game.

This is really a very beautiful statistic that demonstrates how much character the team has, and how they never give up.

It’s never over when the habs fall behind, and that’s an extremely important quality.

In recent years, the Canadiens had gotten us used to practically never coming back from behind, which made every game very difficult.

This season, it’s one of the big differences, and it’s what allows the habs to be so close to the playoffs.

Obviously, the playoff race amplifies the chances of seeing the Habs come back from behind, especially when they play in front of their fans at the Centre Bell.

Moreover, since the return from the Four Nations break, the Canadiens have not lost a single game in regulation time at the Centre Bell.

The habs have a record of 8-0-1, with the only loss occurring in a shootout against the Colorado Avalanche after an incredible comeback by the habs, who were behind 4-1.

 

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And in those eight wins, four were obtained thanks to a comeback in the third period.

In short, the habs are really the kings of comebacks this season, and that’s even more so with the Centre Bell crowd, which is on fire and in playoff mode.

It’s like an extra player, as Lane Hutson so well said last night.

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– This could be a moment to remember.

– What a beautiful gesture from Gallagher!

– Don’t miss it starting at 12:30 PM.

– Bad news for the Capitals.

– It’s been 7 years since this tragedy occurred.

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Habs: nearly 75% chance of making the playoffs

At the Montreal Canadiens’ annual golf tournament, the word that was echoing from all sides was “mix”.

Everyone, from Kent Hughes to Nick Suzuki, was talking about the goal of being in that famous “mix”, meaning seeing the playoffs from not too far away.

Well, in the end, that goal was not achieved, and we were lied to, because the Habs are not in the “mix”. The Habs are almost in the playoffs.

The goal of the “mix” was therefore exceeded, while never, ever would we have thought to see the Habs in the playoffs this season.

The Habs are really surprising everyone right now, including their fans, who still can’t believe that playoff fever has taken over the city of Montreal.

With another big win last night, in addition to the losses of the Rangers and the Blue Jackets, the Habs further improved their chances of making the playoffs.

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This is the highest percentage of chances the Canadiens have had this season, and it could go even higher tonight with a win against the Nashville Predators.

If Martin St-Louis’ team were to get a fifth consecutive win tonight, the Habs’ chances of making the playoffs would rise to 84.97% (for a win in regulation time).

This will be another extremely important game for the Habs, because with a loss in regulation time, the Habs’ chances would drop to 61.91%.

The Habs must absolutely get at least one point tonight if they don’t want to drop their chances of making the playoffs.

With one point, the Habs would remain around 75%.

In short, it’s really a beautiful end to the season that the Canadiens are offering us right now, and the more time passes, the greater the chances are of seeing this beautiful end to the campaign continue with the playoffs.

This would really be quite a series.

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– It’s simply incredible.

– A whole series of events for the NHL.

– Impressive.

– Laval escaped in a shootout last night.

– The Rocket will be back in action tonight.

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But spectacular of Huston, Suzuki and his 83 points: the best have been the best

The Montreal Canadiens did exactly what they had to do last night, which was to win in regulation time against the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Habs didn’t fall into the Flyers’ trap for the second time in two weeks, and thus succeeded in their mission, which was to go get two points against a bad team.

It wasn’t easy, however, as the Habs made their fans wait until the third period to finally find the back of the net.

Seriously, this game was starting to get stressful after two periods with the Habs trailing by a goal.

Luckily, the Canadiens’ best players stepped up, and made sure the Habs would fly to Nashville with two more points in the bank.

And when I talk about the best players who were the best last night, I’m obviously talking about Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson.

Once again, these two players stepped up to allow the Habs to win.

Hutson took advantage of the crowd’s awakening caused by Brendan Gallagher’s 20th goal of the season to further inflame the Centre Bell with a solo rush from one end to the other, completed by an absolutely hallucinating shot with no angle.

The puck went in and out of the net so quickly that on the spot, many fans didn’t even react, thinking Hutson had hit the post.

This may have been only Hutson’s sixth goal of the season, but I have no doubt that the Habs’ defenseman will score more goals in the future, given that he has an excellent wrist shot.

With this goal, Hutson now has 63 points in 76 games, which puts him just one point away from Chris Chelios’ record for most points by a rookie defenseman with the Habs.

Let’s just say it’s only a matter of time before he breaks the record.

Hutson really has the gift of creating offense out of nothing, and that’s what makes him so special.

Moreover, throughout all this, the Habs’ number 48 is far from being bad defensively, on the contrary, he’s doing more than well.

The proof is that Hutson has the best differential in the entire NHL since the return of the Four Nations break.

Not bad for a supposedly one-dimensional defenseman who’s bad defensively…

As for Suzuki, well, he also stepped up last night, scoring the most important goal of the game, which was the winning goal.

The Habs’ captain made a great solo effort to score a beautiful goal while shorthanded.

If it hadn’t been for that goal, we might not be talking about a Habs win this morning, and especially not in regulation time.

Why?

Because the referees decided to be blind once again, not calling a more than obvious penalty late in the game, when Tyson Foerster sent Jake Evans’ stick flying without being punished.

It was then that same Foerster who scored for the Flyers, finding himself alone in the slot in front of a stickless Evans.

In short, if Suzuki hadn’t given the Habs a cushion, we’d probably be talking about a scandal this morning, as the referees would have clearly cost the Habs a win in regulation time.

Suzuki allowed the Habs to breathe.

Note that the captain scored two points last night, allowing him to ensure that he’ll finish the season with more than a point per game. He has 83 points in 76 games.

This is the first time since 1995-1996 that a Habs center has had at least 82 points.

This is the first time in 17 years that the Habs have a player who scores more than a point per game in a season.

By the way, Suzuki is likely to break Alex Kovalev’s mark of 84 points before the end of the campaign.

In short, the Habs succeeded in their mission last night by winning, and it’s thanks to their best players, who stepped up.

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– It’s going to be a busy day!

– He really stepped up!

– To be continued.

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Top-5: the Habs can say a big thank you to the Maple Leafs

There were 13 games in the National hockey league yesterday, with several teams in the midst of a playoff race in action.

It was therefore worth watching closely, and several highlights caught the attention.

Here is a summary of yesterday’s day in the NHL.

1. The Maple Leafs did the Habs a favor by crushing the Blue Jackets

It’s very rare that I’ll say that, maybe even the first time, but yesterday, I was rooting for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

We all wanted to see them win in regulation time against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and that’s exactly what they did, winning 5-0.

They didn’t disappoint us, which often happens with Leafs fans.

In short, by beating the Blue Jackets, the Maple Leafs allowed the habs to build a six-point lead over the Ohio team, which is starting to be a comfortable cushion, even if the Blue Jackets have a game in hand over the habs.

Add to that the Rangers’ defeat earlier in the afternoon (thanks to the Devils), and that puts the Habs in a good position.

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The habs now have a four-point lead over the Rangers, and a six-point lead over the Blue Jackets.

In short, a big thank you to the Maple Leafs, as we wish them the best in the playoffs.

Obviously not.

2. 12th consecutive win for the Blues

The Blues are simply unstoppable, and seriously, if I were a Golden Knights fan from Vegas, who risk facing the Blues in the first round, I would be scared.

Last night, while they faced the Colorado Avalanche, a power in the NHL, the Blues found a way to escape with a 5-4 win.

Québécois rookie Zack Bolduc also scored two goals.

He now has 18 goals and 15 assists for a total of 33 points in 68 games.

Everyone is contributing to the Blues’ success.

Even if the Blues had a hard time last night when they led 4-0, before seeing the Avalanche come back to 4-3, they found a way to win.

In short, they are impressive, and I look forward to seeing them in the playoffs.

3. First NHL goal for Justin Robidas

While Stéphane Robidas was taking care of the Montreal Canadiens’ defense at the Centre Bell yesterday, his son Justin scored his first NHL goal.

In fact, in the last minute of the game against the Bruins, Robidas scored the only goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in a losing cause.

The habs’ assistant coach must have been very proud of his son.

In two games, Robidas has one goal and one assist.

4. The Bruins are eliminated from the playoffs for the first time since 2016

In the same game, the team that won was the Boston Bruins, who crushed the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1.

David Pastrnak had five points, including a hat-trick.

However, despite the big win, the Boston Bruins were eliminated from the playoffs, something that hadn’t happened since 2016.

There will therefore be playoffs without the Bruins in the East for the first time in nine years.

5. Hat-tricks for Evgenii Dadonov and Sidney Crosby

We had a crazy game on the side of Dallas, as the Pittsburgh Penguins surprised the Stars, winning 5-3.

The Stars are chasing the Winnipeg Jets for first place in the conference and the league, so this loss will hurt them.

Sidney Crosby did damage to the Stars with his 14th career hat-trick.

On the Stars’ side, former habs player Evgenii Dadonov also scored a hat-trick.

Two hat-tricks have

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– An unlucky goal that hurts the Flames.

– Tage Thompson is the first American player to reach the 40-goal plateau this season. Recall that he was not selected by the United States for the Four Nations Confrontation.

– Here are all the results from yesterday.

– Here are the top scorers from yesterday.

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– Today’s schedule in the NHL: eight games.

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The Canadiens distance themselves from the Rangers with a big win against the Flyers

After three consecutive wins, the Habs wanted to further distance themselves from the Rangers with a win tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Devils had helped Montreal earlier in the day with a shutout against New York.

Here are the lineups:

The Flyers scored first.

Ryan Poehling, who is having a good streak, opened the scoring against his former team.

The visitors then had a four-minute powerplay, but they didn’t take a shot.

Big effort from the Montrealers on this crucial penalty kill.

In the second period, no goals were scored, but Montreal had a much better period.

This momentum carried over into the third period. Brendan Gallagher, right from the start of the third engagement, brought everyone back to square one.

Number 11 scored his 20th goal of the season. He reached this plateau for the fifth time in his career, a first since 2019-2020.

A few moments later, Lane Hutson decided to take matters into his own hands. From one end to the other, he carried the puck and scored with a perfect shot.

His 63rd point of the season. He is now one point away from Chris Chelios and the team record.

In net, Nick Suzuki collected a point and, for the first time in his career, he is officially a point-per-game player. He has 82 points in 76 games.

The captain didn’t want to end his season with just a point-per-game. No, now he has the 90-point plateau in sight. On a penalty kill, he did all the work and scored his 27th goal of the season.

He is one point away from Alex Kovalev and the best season for a Habs player in a long time (84)…

Final score: 3-2 Habs. The Flyers reduced the gap with a few seconds left in the game, but it was too little, too late.

Martin St-Louis’ team won’t have a chance to celebrate this win for long. They’re in Nashville tomorrow to face the Predators.

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– Thanks, Toronto.

– No points for Matvei Michkov. It’s also a first defeat for Philadelphia since the arrival of their new head coach Bradley Shaw.

– Wow.

– Philadelphia and Boston are eliminated.

– What a flight!

– His contract bothers me a lot less now.

– Will he stay in Montreal?

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Tickets for nearly $1000 to see Ovechkin possibly break Gretzky’s record tomorrow

The fact that the habs are in the playoffs at this time of the season is a big story.

But the biggest story this season is Alex Ovechkin’s quest for records. In addition to being one goal away from the all-time record, he is the third-best forward in the NHL… at 41 years old… despite missing five weeks with a broken leg.

Yesterday, the Capitals captain tied Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 goals. As early as tomorrow, he could become the all-time leading scorer. Washington will be visiting New York to face the Islanders and let’s just say the ticket prices are not cheap. Here, we see that the prices are around $900 and more.

And the game is not even in Washington…

To see Ovi score his 895th career goal, it’s going to cost a lot. And until the end of the season, as long as Ovi is not alone on his throne, we can expect this type of price…

The cheapest tickets on StubHub are $907 and $935. Otherwise, you’re looking at tickets for $1,000, $2,000, or even $6,000.

It won’t be easy against the Islanders, who are battling for a playoff spot. And let’s bet that Patrick Roy’s team will have the Tsar in their sights. Plus, the Russian has never scored against Ilya Sorokin in his career. His first goal against him could be a big one.

 

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It’s worth noting that Sorokin has started seven games in his career against Washington, and in those seven games, Ovi was absent for three.

And in the four games he was part of, he only shot five times at the net.

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– To be followed.

– It’s crazy.

– Well done.

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Oliver Kapanen will play in place of Josh Anderson

Tonight, the Canadiens will face the Philadelphia Flyers.

The two teams faced off a few days ago and Philadelphia made short work of Martin St-Louis’ squad. We can expect a different outcome; the Habs are on a three-win streak.

However, Josh Anderson will not be part of the lineup. He was not present for warm-ups. Oliver Kapanen was, though, and he will take Anderson’s place.

Let’s remember that Anderson’s wife can give birth at any moment.

More details to follow.