“This is a special moment. When you approach him, you begin to think about when this will happen. Finally it's all over, we all do not need to talk about this anymore. Now we’re moving on, ”Ovechkin quotes Capitals on Twitter.
34-year-old Ovechkin became the eighth player in league history to reach 700 goals in his career. The record set by Wayne Gretzky is 894 goals.
Earlier, the legendary Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky said that Ovechkin has a great chance to surpass his achievement.