Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Hockey history could be made today as Alexander Ovechkin takes to the ice in search of a record-breaking goal. Ovechkin scored two goals in the Washington Capitals’ 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night, tying Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record of 894 lamp lighters.
Chicago officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third-most-populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,705,994 (2018), it is also the most populous city in the Midwestern United States. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second-most-populous county in the US, with a small portion of the northwest side of the city extending into DuPage County near O'Hare Airport. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland. At nearly 10 million people, the metropolitan area is the third most populous in the United States.