Category: Alex Ovechkin
Yes, an Alex Ovechkin Empty-Net Goals Record bobblehead was made š„
Wayne GretzkyAlex Ovechkin has already collected several nuanced goal records from Wayne Gretzky including most 40-goal seasons, most road goals, and most multi-goal road games in NHL history. On Saturday, Ovechkin collected another one from The Great One against the Boston Bruins. After sliding a puck one-ha...
Read more'Remarkable' Ovechkin riding 5-game goal streak
Alex OvechkinAfter just eight goals through his first 43 games, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has a five-game goal streak, and he is now 60 tallies back of passing Hall of Fame center Wayne Gretzky for most NHL career goals.
Read moreWhy Alex Ovechkin is scoring all of a sudden
CapitalsA five-game goal streak for Alex Ovechkin is exactly what the Washington Capitals (and Capitals fans) have been wishing for. Ovechkin helped the team earn three out of four points in their most difficult weekend of the season. He sits at 835 goals in his career and heās on pace to crack 20 this seas...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin sees resurgence with five-game goal streak: āHeās playing at a real high levelā
Alex OvechkinThe Washington Capitals lost their Super Sunday matchup against the Vancouver Canucks, but the team did not leave entirely empty-handed. Alex Ovechkin notched the 835th goal of his career in the second period, extending his goal streak to five games. While he had a slow start to seasonāat least in t...
Read moreCanucks beat Caps 3-2 in toughest game of the season
Nic DowdInconceivably, the Washington Capitals again played a great game, this time against the Vancouver Canucks and at the wrong side of a back-to-back. Unlike last game, it wasnāt enough to secure two standings points. Nic Dowd scored one minute in, deflecting a great centering pass from Nicolas Aube-Kub...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin has goals in five straight after scoring 835th of career on Thatcher Demko
CapitalsāAlex Ovechkin is on fire. The Capitalsā captain now has goals in five straight overall and four straight since returning from the teamās bye week (and riding a camel). Ovechkin scored 7:37 into the second period, giving the Capitals a 2-1 lead. The Great 8 got some actual puck luck on the play ā som...
Read moreOvechkin tops Gretzky record for empty-net goals
Washington CapitalsWashington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 57th career empty-net goal on Saturday afternoon in a victory over the Boston Bruins, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame center Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history.
Read moreCapitals honor Alex Ovechkin for passing Wayne Gretzky in ENGs and his late father in locker room as Mentorsā Trip ends
Tom WilsonThe Washington Capitals shut out the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Saturday, ending their 14th Mentorsā Trip on a positive note. The Capitals entered the matchup on a six-game losing streak, but played one of their most dominant games of the season at TD Garden to take the victory. Inside the Capitalsā joyou...
Read moreCaps beat Bruins 3-0 in a really good game!
TJ OshieThe Washington Capitals were really good in a matinee game hosted by the Boston Bruins. I think itās really important to celebrate that. We havenāt gotten a lot of good Caps games lately, but this was one was really good. Bravo. Early in the second period, TJ Oshie scored a power-play goal from the...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin included in custom painting gifted to Marc-Andre Fleury from Penguins to celebrate 1,000th career game
Sidney CrosbyMinnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury had quite the special night on Friday and Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin somehow snuck his way into it. Fleury was honored before the Wildās game against his old team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, for recently playing in his 1,000th NHL game and lea...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin has goals in three straight after scoring 833rd of career on Sergei Bobrovsky
Florida PanthersDonāt look now, but Alex Ovechkin is heating up. Ovechkin found the back of the net on a late first-period power play. Set up in his office, Ovechkin fired a one-timer from the left circle past Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky for career goal number 833. The Capitalsā captain has goals i...
Read moreCongratulations to Tom Wilson who was awarded 23 more hits by the NHL
Tom WilsonTom Wilson is 23 hits richer after the NHL conducted a ācomprehensive audit of the hits statistic in every game this season.ā The league made the announcement in a PR release on social media, Wednesday morning. Statistical Update As part of the ongoing effort to provide the most accurate statistical...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores 832nd career goal, hitting double digit tallies for 19th straight season
Montreal CanadiensAlex Ovechkin has goals in consecutive games after a second period strike against the Montreal Canadiens, Tuesday. Taking a smart feed from Dylan Strome, Ovechkin blasted the puck into the yawning net past Habs goaltender Samuel Montembeault. The goal marked Ovechkinās 10th goal of the season and on...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin rides a camel
Wayne RooneyThe Washington Capitals are officially in the third day of a nine-day break that includes a bye week and NHL All-Star weekend. The teamās players are getting some much needed rest and relaxation ahead of the second half of the season. That too includes Alex Ovechkin who flew out to be with his famil...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin runs into soccer legend Wayne Rooney while vacationing in Dubai
Alex OvechkinThanks to an NHL mandated bye week combined with the All-Star break, the Washington Capitals have nine glorious days off before returning to action on February 6 against the Montreal Canadiens. And they arenāt wasting a second of that time. After playing the Stars in Dallas on Saturday, Capitals cap...
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