Gr8 chase ramped up to 11

[LadyStanley]

Wayne Gretzky, Gary Bettman will attend every Capitals game as Alex Ovechkin closes in on NHL goal scoring record

The NHL is officially on Alex Ovechkin record watch the rest of the regular season.

sports.yahoo.com

A look at the traveling entourage that will be following Ovechkin until he breaks Gretzky record. Bettman, Ovechkin's wife, other NHL folks, etc.

Additional 10 cameras at games.

 

[dj4aces]

According to the 32 Thoughts podcast (can't recall if it was Monday's or one of the ones last week), Sportsnet is televising every Caps game until he breaks the record.

 

[StreetHawk]

He is 3 away from tying and 4 from breaking.

Guess at this point you have to budget for a hatty from him so need to attend each game now.

 

[gstommylee]

He is 3 away from tying and 4 from breaking.

Guess at this point you have to budget for a hatty from him so need to attend each game now.

3 away from breaking now.

 

[NextBigThing]

NHL.com has Friday's potential record breaking game on NHL Network. Surely that must be a typo, right? How is TNT, ESPN, or even ESPN2 not picking this game up? Terrible look for the league.

 

[LadyStanley]

NHL.com has Friday's potential record breaking game on NHL Network. Surely that must be a typo, right? How is TNT, ESPN, or even ESPN2 not picking this game up? Terrible look for the league.

Per graphics during Sharks-Oilers game last night, the game will also be on ESPN+. (Otherwise, it's really a "local" regional game.)

(Sunday's game is on TNT)

(Historically, NHLN games are considered "national" and not on ESPN+)

 

[varsaku]

NHL.com has Friday's potential record breaking game on NHL Network. Surely that must be a typo, right? How is TNT, ESPN, or even ESPN2 not picking this game up? Terrible look for the league.

Seems crazy NHL wasn't pulling strings to get every Caps game till the record is broken on ABC/ESPN or TNT. They have the best marketing tool to get people to consistently watch hoping for the record breaker and they missed it.

 

[LadyStanley]

Sunday game tickets are available, but pricy.

Scored 2 Friday, tying record

 

[LadyStanley]

Nice.