"Run, Run": Penguins' Alex Alexeyev Recalls Hilarious Sandwich Interruption During Alex Ovechkin's Historic 895th Goal

"Run, run": Penguins' Alex Alexeyev recalls hilarious sandwich interruption during Alex Ovechkin's historic 895th goal

Alex Ovechkin’s 895th goal will always stand as one of hockey’s biggest milestones, but for Alex Alexeyev, it came with a light moment.

Alex Alexeyev was mid-sandwich when Alex Ovechkin broke all-time goals record: ‘My mouth was full, and everyone was shouting, ‘Run, run!”

Alex Alexeyev witnessed NHL history this spring as teammate Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record. While Alexeyev didn’t play on April 6 when Ovechkin scored career goal no. 895, he still took part in all of the celebrations after the historic milestone. Alexeyev recently recounted his memory of the goal to VseProSport’s Daria Tuboltseva, sharing the experience of being a healthy scratch in the record-breaking game. He st…