FBI Kash Patel director He sat next to the Great Wayne Gretzky in Capital One Arena on Friday night, where the couple, united by the NHL Commissioner, Gary Bettman, witnessed a historic night in the history of hockey.
Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin star He scored the 894 goal of his career in a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie the Gretzky record. The objective came in the first minutes of the third period in the power game of capital.
The director of the FBI, Kash Patel, on the left, speaking with former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, Center, and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, on the right, during the first period of a NHL hockey game between Washington’s capitals and the Blackhawks of Chicago, on Friday, April 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The teammates poured on the ice to surround Ovechkin.
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In the stands, patel and Gretzky celebrated.
“Congratulations to the great accessory of Wayne Gretzky and huge for #8 @ovi8,” Patel said in an X publication. He shared a photo inside the room shaking Ovechkin’s hand. “The best game on Earth, honored to be with them tonight to tie record … 894 goals #legends @nhl.”
Ovechkin is a goal of moving on to Gretzky, an opportunity that had Friday night, but refused to take.
Alex Ovechkin tied the NHL goal record of all Wayne Gretzky
The FBI director is Kash Patel, on the left, the former NHL Wayne Gretzky player, on the right, during the first period of a NHL hockey game between Washington’s capitals and the Blackhawks of Chicago, on Friday, April 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
“He wants to break the record with a goalkeeper in the fold, what I appreciate,” said chief coach Spencer Carbertry. “He told me that in the bank, and he just wanted to confirm that he did not want to leave. And it is difficult for us as coaches, because I just wanted to make sure at that time: Hat Truco, at home. And I didn’t want to go out and score in an empty network to break the record.”
He added: “We have six games left, and wants to break the record and have that moment when the album is shooting beyond a goalkeeper.”
Washington Capitals to the left Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in the third period in Capital One Arena. The goal is 894 of his career, drawing Wayne Gretzky for most goals of all time marked in the NHL. (Geoff Burke-Imagn images)
The next Ovechkin opportunity will come on Sunday against the New York Islanders In UBS Arena.
