Alex Ovechkin shares how he celebrated passing Gordie Howe and it's not what you'd think

When Alex Ovechkin passes Gordie Howe on the all-time NHL goals list many expected an elaborate celebration. A major milestone in Ovechkin's career certainly deserved a celebration fit for a King. But that's not how Ovechkin opted to celebrate.

Instead Ovechkin opted to take part in a celebration that would make almost every beer league time proud. Ovechkin shared the following with Samantha Pell.

Ovechkin sits only 92 goals behind Wayne Gretzky. I wonder what The Great 8 has planned for that crowing moment when he passes The Great One.

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