Category: Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin Scores to Set New NHL Record for 30-Goal Seasons
Detroit Red WingsWith his goal against the Detroit Red Wings, Alex Ovechkin has an NHL record with his 18th career 30-goal season. He surpassed the mark set by Mike Garner, who played…
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores twice against Hurricanes, now has 851 career goals
Mike KnubleAlex Ovechkin has goals in two straight games after scoring twice in the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, Friday. Both of Ovechkin’s goals came in the first period, utilizing his big body like he was a Russian Mike Knuble. “I think we watch video from last game,” Ovechkin sa...
Read moreCapitals’ Alex Ovechkin Reaches 850 Goals
Wayne GretzkyAlex Ovechkin has been making a dent in the NHL goal record of 894 set by Wayne Gretzky for a while now, but the Washington Capitals legend hit another huge…
Read moreCaps-Penguins will be the biggest game of the year
Pittsburgh PenguinsYou’ve done it again. You’ve arrived at Loffs Watch, America’s favorite source for Washington Capitals Playoff Chances News and Updates NHL Scores Caps Alex Ovechkin Squirrels. (Sorry: SEO dump.) We have an excellent episode for you today. At 7 PM tonight the Capitals will host the Pittsburgh Pengui...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko will skate with Alex Ovechkin on Capitals’ first line against Sabres
SabresWashington Capitals rookie winger Ivan Miroshnichenko will get top-line duty on Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed after the team’s morning skate that TJ Oshie would not be available against the Sabres, making way for Miro’s promotion. Oshie had been skatin...
Read moreSteven Stamkos Makes Power-Play History, Passes Luc Robitaille With Goal
Detroit Red WingsSteven Stamkos scored a power-play goal against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night, his 31st goal of the season and 211th on the power play in his career. He…
Read moreAlex Ovechkin proudly takes flight to Buffalo beardless and with bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin and the rest of his Washington Capitals teammates traveled to Buffalo on Monday afternoon ahead of their matchup with the Sabres. And they didn’t fly lightly (well, in a figurative sense). Ovechkin, who had shaved off his beard, was photographed clutching his foot-long sub from Subway...
Read moreJohn Carlson on reaching 1,000 NHL games with the Capitals: ‘I’m just thankful that I get to call this place home’
John CarlsonARLINGTON, VA — John Carlson is set to play his 1,000th NHL game Saturday night, suiting up for the big milestone against his hometown Boston Bruins. The blueliner will become the second Capital to reach the threshold this season, joining TJ Oshie two weeks after his big night against the Vancouver...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin trucks Jake McCabe with huge hit at center ice
Toronto Maple LeafsFueled by mayonnaise and Cheetos, Alex Ovechkin was a wrecking ball in the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs, delivering three different hits early. His biggest (in the words of Craig Laughlin) kabong came against Jake McCabe at center ice. McCabe caught a pass and turned up the side boar...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin’s ‘borderline inspiring’ diet includes gas station sub AND Flamin’ Hot Cheetos
Brooks OrpikAlex Ovechkin’s diet has always amazed teammates, including Brooks Orpik who once famously called it “borderline inspiring.” Now another one of his secrets appears to have been revealed and I’m personally in awe. While boarding the Capitals plane to head to Toronto, Ovechkin was snapped with a sandw...
Read moreA very good photo of Alex Ovechkin and Ivan Miroshnichenko from the Capitals’ TJ1K Party
Ivan MiroshnichenkoThe Washington Capitals weren’t done celebrating TJ Oshie after Sunday’s game. The Capitals held a team party for Oshie — it appears Monday — to celebrate his 1,000 games milestone and at the event, they had a photobooth. It is there where Alex Ovechkin and Ivan Miroshnichenko took the following pho...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin becomes oldest player in NHL history to score 8 or more goals in a 5-game span
Monumental Sports NetworkAlex Ovechkin’s recent hot streak continued against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday as The Great Eight scored twice, securing his third multi-goal game in his last four games. The performance gave Ovechkin eight goals in a historic five-game run that led to him being awarded the NHL’s First Star of the...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin named NHL’s First Star of the Week
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin’s is getting his flowers from the NHL for his latest hot streak. The 38-year-old Ovechkin was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday after registering seven goals and eight points in four games. The award considered games that occurred through the week ending on March 24. Ale...
Read moreCaps shut out Jets, 3-0
Caps’In Washington, DC, the Winnipeg Jets’ late season swoon continued in a lackluster, 3-0 loss to the Capitals on Sunday. All three Caps’ goals were scored in the third period. Alex Ovechkin hit for a double in the win. “It … Continue reading → The post Caps shut out Jets, 3-0 first appeared on Pro Hoc...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores 847th and 848th career goals against Jets: ‘He’s delivering in such a big way’
Capitals’What was once a lost season for Alex Ovechkin has now become one of the most defining of his career. After starting the 2023-24 campaign with 8 goals in his first 43 games, the Capitals’ captain now has 18 in his last 24 including 8 goals during his current 5-game goal streak. His latest goalsplosio...
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