Edmonton Oilers Reporter Mark Spector Under Fire for Comments on Alex Ovechkin
The Washington Capitals have clawed their way back into the Wild Card race in the Eastern Conference, but unsurprisingly, there always has to be detractors when teams, and individual players are doing big things.
Mark Spector calls out praise for Alex Ovechkin
During their latest win over the Calgary Flames, Ovechkin tallied his 20th and 21st goal of the season, drawing him within 53 goals of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal scoring record.
Just days after celebrating Connor Brown's first goal of the year, Edmonton Oilers reporter Mark Spector took to social media to call out the iconic Capitals star.
Despite a slow start to the season, Ovechkin has turned things around well as of late, tallying his 843rd career goal, and unsurprisingly, fans clapped back at Spector.
While there's certainly ways to call out Spector without dragging down greats like Wayne Gretzky, a user on X pointed out just how impressive Ovechkin's late career goal scoring streak still is, especially when compared to the Great One late in his NHL run.
Ultimately, Ovechkin is doing amazing things considering the lack of talent around him, and with his chase of Gretzky's record, he remains must-see TV, but some just need to have their voice heard, even if the criticism is ridiculous.
As Read on House of Hockey - Sportsnet Reporter Mark Spector Calls Out Alex Ovechkin
| POLL | ||
MARS 19 | 136 ANSWERS Edmonton Oilers Reporter Mark Spector Under Fire for Comments on Alex Ovechkin Will Ovechkin pass Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record? | ||
| Yes | 66 | 48.5 % |
| No | 70 | 51.5 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||