Seattle Kraken were unable to stop the Washington Capitals, who are on a roll in the 2024-25 NHL season, leading the Metropolitan Division with a six-game winning streak. Goalie Joey Daccord was blunt about Alex Ovechkin‘s team, which is on the verge of setting an all-time record.
Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal and 22nd of the season in Washington‘s win over Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena. The 39-year-old left wing moved within 20 goals of surpassing Wayne Gretzky (894 goals) as the all-time leading scorer in NHL history.
Kraken‘s Daccord had a close look at Ovechkin’s outstanding performance, but also weighed in on the performance of the entire Capitals lineup, which looks to be a serious contender this season.
Daccord’s admission about the Capitals
“They’re No. 1 in the League for a reason. They played really well tonight. They made it really hard for us to get to their net, and credit to their goalie as well. He played well,” Daccord told reporters, showering Ovechkin’s Capitals with praise. The 28-year-old goalie had his work cut out for him, making 30 saves for the Kraken.
Capitals figures react to another goal by Ovechkin
Ovechkin’s performance is drawing praise from his teammates, who see the forward approaching Gretzky’s record on a daily basis. “They don’t ask ‘How?’ they ask ‘How many?’. You’ve got to score that goal from the defensive zone. With all the accomplishments that he has, he fully deserved that,” said Washington forward Aliaksei Protas.
“That was a tougher empty-netter. I know everybody will say, ‘empty-netter,’ but that was a little bit tougher. But good for him to seal it,” said Capitals coach Spencer Carbery. At the same time, Carbery took the opportunity to praise his team’s performance. “I thought that was one of the better games we’ve played in a long, long time,” he said.