Category: Alex Ovechkin
Ovechkin reaches 20 goals in 19th straight season
Calgary FlamesAlex Ovechkin, 38, scored twice, becoming the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 straight seasons, lifting the Washington Capitals past the Calgary Flames 5-2 Monday in a critical game in the Eastern Conference playoff standings.
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores 842nd and 843rd goals, Dustin Wolf becomes 174th different goalie Ovi’s ever scored on
Washington Capitals’Alex Ovechkin notched his 170th career multi-goal game in the Washington Capitals’ 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames, Monday. The victory catapulted Washington over the Detroit Red Wings for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with 15 games remaining in the season. After scoring hi...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin’s 841st career goal ends up being game-winner against Canucks
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin scored his 841st career goal in the Washington Capitals’ huge 2-1 victory over the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The second-period tally would stand up as the game-winning goal — the 127th of Ovechkin’s illustrious career, good for second most in NHL history...
Read moreCaps beat Canucks 2-1 as playoff hopes kindle
CanucksThe Washington Capitals downed the vaunted Vancouver Canucks for an important road win that could have playoff implications. Brock Boeser scored just 71 seconds into the game after Quinn Hughes beat the man of the night. But the Canucks shut up after that, and the Caps struck twice in the second per...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin’s hilarious response to the Edmonton media regarding facing Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl leaves fans in stitches
The Great EightHe's too funny! The post Alex Ovechkin’s hilarious response to the Edmonton media regarding facing Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl leaves fans in stitches appeared first on The Hockey Beast.
Read moreAlex Ovechkin on Ivan Miroshnichenko’s first NHL goal: ‘I was happy for him. He’s great kid. He’s going to have a great future.’
Ivan MiroshnichenkoIvan Miroshnichenko had the first of what should be many unforgettable moments in the NHL when he potted his first NHL goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. After celebrating with his teammates on the ice, the young Russian came streaking over to the Washington Capitals’ bench wher...
Read moreOvechkin passes Coffey with 1,532 career points
Pittsburgh PenguinsAlex Ovechkin scored his 840th career goal and added an assist as the Washington Capitals drilled the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins 6-0 on Thursday night.
Read moreCaps beat Penguins 6-0
Alex OvechkinThe Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins, both destined to miss the playoffs, collided on Thursday night with one the unambiguous superior team. You know which. We began the scoring with Tom Wilson, shorthanded and getting his own rebound. Then, in the second period, the Caps erupted for four...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores 840th career goal, a power-play strike against Penguins
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin is back on the board against the Capitals’ biggest rival. Ovechkin potted his 840th career goal, finding a loose puck on the opposite side of the crease. Wide open, Ovechkin beat Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry for his 18th goal of the season. Ovechkin’s power-play goal ga...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals take on Penguins as trade deadline beckons
Sidney CrosbyAlex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are set to play each other tonight for the 68th time in their careers, but the stakes for the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins in this game are unclear. Both rivals’ are sellers ahead of Friday’s trade deadline as their chances of making the playoffs are sl...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin’s next great centerman may or may not be on the Capitals’ current roster
Brian MacLellanThe Capitals are a franchise in transition and there is no position where that is more evident than down the middle. Alex Ovechkin’s primary two centers for almost two decades, Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov, have been phased out by the organization due to injury or a decline in play. With O...
Read moreBrian MacLellan spoke to Alex Ovechkin about Capitals’ trade deadline plans
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin wants a puncher’s chance at the playoffs and Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan is inclined to give it to him. Saturday, MacLellan spoke to the press about putting Evgeny Kuznetsov on waivers and the team’s trade deadline philosophy. MacLellan also revealed that he spo...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s record for most career goals scored in March
Wayne GretzkyAlex Ovechkin just broke another one of Wayne Gretzky’s records — thought it’s admittedly an obscure stat. According to NHL PR, Ovechkin’s 839th career goal, coming in the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers, was the 145th career goal the Capitals captain has scored in the month of March....
Read morePlayoff-like: Caps beat Flyers 5-2
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals bested the Philadelphia Flyers in a pitched intra-divisional matchup that was supposed to have major playoff implications – assuming you haven’t been paying attention. The first period belonged to the Flyers. Bobby Brink scored after Charlie Lindgren stopped a breakaway chanc...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin records 839th career goal, Flyers’ Samuel Ersson becomes 173rd different goaltender he’s scored on
Samuel ErssonAfter a four game goalless streak, Alex Ovechkin is back on the board. Thanks to a nifty set play off a faceoff win in the offensive zone, Ovechkin found the puck in his wheelhouse and rifled a wrist shot from the left circle past Flyers’ goaltender Samuel Ersson. The goal marked Ovechkin’s 839th of...
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