Washington Capitals Captain Alexander Ovechkin buried another one in the back of the net last night leaving him just two goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal scoring record in the NHL. Dan discusses Gretzky's plan to follow the Caps on the road until either the end of the season or Ovechkin breaks his record so he can be there in person for the historic moment. And far from diminishing Gretzky's career, Ovechkin's accomplishment will only highlight just how great the Great One truly was.
Dan Patrick: "Wayne is not losing his identity. In fact, his identity, his greatness has been enhanced by Ovechkin because now there's that reminder of, 'Golly, that's a lot of goals! Oh my God, look at the assists!' So, Wayne, I think, has benefitted from Ovechkin passing his, you know, all-time goal scoring record. And now you're going to be on the road watching (Ovechkin), and Wayne will handle this, you know, in a gentleman(ly) way like he handles everything else."