Category: Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin calls Washington Capitals’ Screaming Eagle sweater the ‘best jersey in the NHL’
Washington CapitalsOn Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals will wear their black Screaming Eagle jerseys for the first time in one year, nine months, and 23 days. And no person may be more excited on Planet Earth about that than Alex Ovechkin. “Yeah. I love it, the fans love it,” Ovechkin said after practice Tuesd...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome are one of the NHL’s top scoring duos to start the season
Alex OvechkinThe Washington Capitals have been red-hot offensively to start the 2024-25 NHL season. Washington’s 4.18 goals-per-game rate ranks third in the league, and a lot of that success is driven by the club’s veteran forwards, Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome. Over the past week (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3), no other...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin named NHL’s First Star of the Week after four-game goal streak
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin’s hot start to the 2024-25 season has the NHL taking notice. Ovechkin was named the league’s First Star of the Week on Monday after recording nine points (5g, 4a) in the four Capitals’ games he played in. The Capitals captain scored a goal in all four games. Alex Ovechkin (@Capitals),...
Read morePyotr Kochetkov says Alex Ovechkin pointed at him after scoring and told him ‘lots of bad words’
Pyotr KochetkovAlex Ovechkin scored the 860th goal of his storied career against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night. The goal was his fourth on Hurricanes netminder Pyotr Kochetkov. After pumping a one-time blast by the young Russian netminder, Ovechkin appeared to pump his fist and yell in the direction of h...
Read moreDon’t care, Ovi scored: Canes beat Caps 4-2
Alex OvechkinThe Washington Capitals lost their scheduled-loss game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a Sunday evening that got dark way too early. Treacherous villain Dmitry Orlov scored first with a pretty wristshot high to Charlie Lindgren’s glove side. On a long five-on-three power play, Alex Ovechkin took...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores on Hurricanes’ Pyotr Kochetkov for 860th career goal, now 34 away from Wayne Gretzky
CapitalsLike the sun rising in the morning, Alex Ovechkin scored another goal. Ovechkin dented the twine on a two-minute long, 5-on-3 power play after Shayne Gostisbehere and Martin Necas both took blatant tripping penalties seconds apart on the same shift. After wasting the first 90 seconds of the two-man...
Read moreJohn Carlson’s Resurgence Driving Capitals’ Hot Start
CapitalsThe Capitals have been in no man’s land for the past few seasons. Their record has steadily regressed as Alex Ovechkin continues to chase Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record, a mark he’ll likely hit this season. In 2023, they missed the playoffs entirely for the first time in nine years, an...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin is off to the fifth-best start in NHL history for a player age 39 or older
Montreal CanadiensWhat’s there to say about Alex Ovechkin that hasn’t already been said? He’s simply one of the greatest hockey players of all time and year after year, when he’s doubted, he finds a way to prove himself once again. Now playing his 20th NHL season, Ovechkin has gotten off to another hot start in the
Read moreAlex Ovechkin’s 858th career goal comes on Cayden Primeau, the 176th different goaltender he’s scored on
Alex OvechkinThe Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night, winning their seventh of nine games to start the season. And while Alex Ovechkin didn’t have a trick on Halloween night, he did have a treat. Ovi scored a goal — the 858th of his illustrious career — and had his 133rd car...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin getting texts of encouragement from Wayne Gretzky as he chases NHL goals record: ‘He’s on my side’
Philadelphia FlyersAlex Ovechkin scored his 855th career goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night, moving him just 39 goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky for a share of the NHL’s all-time goals record. Gretzky has been open with his support of Ovechkin’s chase, previously stating that he’d even like to...
Read moreThursday Morning Fly By: Signs of life
Alex OvechkinToday’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes.
Read moreCapitals earn another two points against Flyers after winning fifth game in a row: numbers for the morning after
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are the hottest team in the NHL’s Eastern Conference after downing the Philadelphia Flyers for the second time in as many nights. The 6-3 victory was the least pretty of the streak but perhaps the most satisfying by the end of regulation. Anytime we get an Alex Ovechkin goal,...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores 855th career goal on empty net, now 39 away from Wayne Gretzky
CapitalsNot only did the Washington Capitals get a big win over a divisional opponent, but Alex Ovechkin scored a historic goal, too. So basically, it was a perfect Wednesday night in DC. The legendary winger scored an empty-net goal with one minute and 10 seconds remaining in the third period to put the Ca...
Read moreCapitals score two shorthanded goals in game for first time since 2006 in 4-1 win over Philadelphia Flyers
Alex OvechkinThe Washington Capitals downed the Philadelphia Flyers in a special teams bonanza on Tuesday, capturing a 4-1 victory to earn their fourth win of the season. While the Caps didn’t strike on the man advantage, Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane scored on back-to-back penalty kills to give Washington two...
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