As Alex Ovechkin chases Wayne Gretzky, even his opponents can be fans for a minute. Just ask Utah Hockey Club's Logan Cooley.
As a kid, the Utah Hockey Club forward picked the Washington Capitals — one of the Penguins’ NHL rivals — as his favorite team and Alex Ovechkin as his favorite player.
Ovechkin is currently chasing Wayne Gretzky’s overall goal record of 894 which has stood for nearly three decades. Coming into Monday’s game at Delta Center, Ovechkin had 23 points , bringing him to 866 goals through 1,442 cumulative career games. The Capitals had won three of their last four games — including Sunday’s 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in which Ovechkin had a hat trick.
Nonetheless, Cooley maintained his Capitals fandom. The second-year NHLer said his mom would sometimes come to his side to support Washington when he was younger, but Cooley’s whole family is generally Penguins fans. Utah head coach André Tourginy has a serious gameplan for each matchup — especially against a shooter like Ovechkin — but he could still appreciate the excitement Cooley had for Monday night.
Cooley is used on the second power-play unit, occasionally slots in on the penalty kill and has focused on being responsible in all three zones — including at the face-off dot. His face-off percentage thus far this season is 47.6% compared to last year’s 38%.
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