Alex Ovechkin's chase of Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record was a lengthy one because scoring 895 takes some time. There was a question as to if he could get the job done before the end of the regular season but that appeared to be a certainty once the calendar turned to April. All of this to say that there was a decent amount of time to pre-plan coverage and interview some celebrities about the accomplishment weeks if not months in advance. Covering the actual moment Ovechkin broke the record, though, had to be a different animal as that could only happen live from the frenzy of a production truck.
And that's what makes it so cool.
