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       ARTICLE VIEW: 
       
       NHL legend Alex Ovechkin hits 700 assists in Washington Capitals’ win
       over Vegas Golden Knights
       
       By Jamie Barton, CNN
       
       Updated: 
       
       8:25 AM EDT, Wed October 16, 2024
       
       Source: CNN
       
       winger reached 700 career assists on Tuesday, recording two in a 4-2
       win over the at Capital One Arena.
       
       The Russian is the 60th player in history to reach the milestone, and
       only the sixth to have also scored at least 700 goals. He joins Wayne
       Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr, Phil Esposito and Marcel Dionne as
       the only players with 700-plus in each statistic.
       
       The 39-year-old was relatively relaxed about the milestone. “When you
       play 20 years in hockey, I’m pretty sure you’ll get the same
       number,” he said afterwards according to .
       
       “Yeah, it’s pretty big number. Nice to be in that company. So,
       yeah, move forward.”
       
       Ovechkin remains in the hunt for Gretzky’s all-time of 894. He is
       currently 41 behind the “Great One” meaning that an average season
       in scoring terms for the Russian would see him take the top spot by the
       end of the 2024-25 campaign.
       
       Jakub Vrana opened the scoring for the Caps on Tuesday with his first
       shot since returning to the franchise where he won the Stanley Cup in
       2018, beating the Knights in the final.
       
       Victor Olofsson tied the score 1-1 at 17:49, but Tom Wilson got his
       second goal in two games off a secondary assist from Ovechkin at 3:06
       of the second period to restore Washington’s lead.
       
       At 5:16, Ovechkin picked up his second apple, passing for Aliaksei
       Protas to score from the slot, before Jakob Chychrun made it 4-1 at
       6:13.
       
       Jack Eichel pulled one back for the Knights at 7:17, but Logan
       Thompson, making his Capitals debut having been acquired from the
       Knights in late June, impressed between the pipes, making 24 saves.
       
       Having won its opening three at home, Vegas’ first game on the road
       ended in defeat.
       
       Meanwhile, it was a first win of the season for the Caps, who lost
       their opening game against the New Jersey Devils. They are back in
       action on Friday, when they welcome the Dallas Stars to Washington.
       
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