“He couldn’t celebrate”: Pierre-Luc Dubois shares untold truth of Alex Ovechkin belly flop after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record

Alex Ovechkin’s historic moment on April 6, 2024, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL all-time scoring record with his 895th goal, took an unexpected turn. Initially celebrated as a planned belly flop, teammate Pierre-Luc Dubois revealed the dive was actually a slip. Ovechkin confirmed the story, attributing it to bad ice. Former teammate T.J.