I’ve been meaning to mention that I saw Alex Ovechkin score his 895th goal against the Islanders about a week ago. I’d gotten a ticket maybe a month earlier simply because it was a Sunday afternoon game against my Caps, but as it developed, I realized this could be the game. Ovechkin fell off the pace a bit and then needed a goal a game for a week or so, and sure enough, he tied Gretzky’s record with two goals in Washington the game before. This was a lucky break, but there was still no guarantee he’d score against the Islanders, although I didn’t have much doubt. When the Caps got a power play in the second period, everyone in the arena could feel it, and Ovechkin, as he had hundreds of times before, scored from the left circle and belly-flopped into history. I got a pretty good shot of it on my phone and have only watched it about 30 times. I’d never seen anyone set a major sports record before, and I doubt I ever will again. Thank you and congratulations, Alex Ovechkin!