It’s great.” Ovechkin scored the first goal of the game in the first period, and he appropriately tied Gretzky with a one-timer from his left dot office on the power play in the third period.

He was stationed at the point early in his career, then later moved his office to the left faceoff circle. Gretzky's office was behind the net, so he was more of a playmaker on the power play.

known as his office. Ovechkin’s sustained excellence stands out when you compare the eras each scorer played in, too. The NHL during Gretzky’s time emphasized creative play and finesse ...

Ovechkin and Gretzky are almost diametrically opposed, though, in how they scored all those goals. Ovechkin’s “office” is in the left circle, from which he has scored often with his lethal ...

Gretzky needed 1,487 to score his 894 ... passed the puck to Ovechkin in his office in the left faceoff circle, and Ovechkin fired it home the way he has dozens, if not hundreds, of times in ...

Ovechkin's legacy is about scoring goals -- as he closes in on Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 -- and these ... circle has become known as "Ovi's Office." Ovechkin became synonymous with faceoff ...

At 39 years old, Ovechkin's pursuit of the Gretzky goals record has drawn the ... his second was classic Ovi — a power play slapshot from his "office," his favored spot on the ice near the ...

I helped it out pretty good. I’m glad I got to face him.” The office Gretzky’s favorite way of scoring was off the rush or deking a goalie out of his pads. His “office” was behind the ...

Perhaps this one.” Gretzky got his 802nd in that game and ended up with 894 when he retired in 1999. Turns out, Ovechkin did get there, scoring from his “office” in the left faceoff circle ...

When Mr Gretzky, “the Great One”, retired from ... from the spot on the ice that has come to be known as “Ovi’s office”—the area in and around the left faceoff circle.