With Alex Ovechkin just one goal away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky`s all-time goal record, there`s huge excitement to see it happen live. Tickets to Sunday`s game between the Capitals and Islanders at UBS Arena have become very expensive.
Ovechkin reached Gretzky`s record of 894 goals on Friday night. His next goal will be historic. The Capitals` next game is against the Islanders, and ticket prices for this game have increased dramatically recently.
TickPick reports that the cheapest ticket for the Capitals vs. Islanders game is now $600. This is for the highest seats in the arena. If fans had bought tickets earlier, they could have gotten much better deals.
Tickets for this game were as low as $48 this season. Even on Thursday, the cheapest ticket was $163. While still costly, it`s significantly less than the current price.
These high prices might be worth it for fans hoping to witness Ovechkin potentially breaking the record on Sunday. However, it`s not certain he will score. Although Ovechkin has scored 44 goals against the Islanders in his career, he has never scored against their goalie, Ilya Sorokin, who is expected to play in this game.
Ovechkin has stated he does not want to break the record with an empty-net goal.
Torin Vale