I watched my “Blackhawks” play the “Capitals” on Friday night
The game was in “Washington” and the fans were packed in tight
They were all there to watch “Alex Ovechkin” play
Knowing he was now only three goals away
So if he scored a hat trick he would move to number one
He would end up tying “Gretzky” before the night was done
“Chicago” had to pull their goalie and an opportunity was set
“Alex” didn’t want to beat the record scoring into an open net!
The “Caps” came out with a five to three win
He had a few more opportunities once the goalie was put back in
He fired some great shots on net but just ran out of luck
The hometown booed the goalie every time he stopped the puck
So Sunday Afternoon would turn out to be his day
He scored his 895th goal on the power play
The crowd went ballistic even though they were playing out of town
This meant that he now held the “NHL career goal scoring crown”
The game came to a halt right then and there
There was a presentation at “Center Ice” for everyone to share
Some words of praise from “Bettman” and “Gretzky” were told
Presentations to “Ovechkin” and his family while this game was put “on hold”
It took about a half hour for this ceremony to be done
The “Islanders” defeated the “Capitals” by a score of four to one
I was glad that I was able to witness this whole show
Here are some weird facts that I thought you should know
As far as stats go “Gretzky” has only played one game more
It’s hard to believe that they are only separated by one score!
“Gretzky” held this record for thirty one years in all
This seems to be a pattern when this record will fall
“Howe” passed “Richard” in “63”, “Gretzky” passed him in “94”, now it’s 2025
The next one should come around in “2056” if you’re still alive
As for total career points “Gretzky” will always top the list
After counting all his goals you can add another 1963 assists!
The Black Sheep Poet 