On Sunday, Alex Ovechkin scored his 500th career goal, becoming the 43rd player in NHL history to accomplish the feat. I said on Monday night after our 11th article relating to the goal, and I will say it again during our 12th: there were so many tiny, wonderful moments contained inside that one, we’re still sorting through them all.
Over the offseason, three-time Stanley Cup champion and man nicknamed Mr. Game Seven, Justin Williams, said that he signed with the Capitals because his son Jaxon thought Alex Ovechkin was “the best.”
While Williams didn’t assist on the tally, he was on the ice when Ovechkin scored. And just like he has been all throughout his career, Williams was calm under fire, remembering to pick up the milestone puck before joining in on the team’s celebration.
“I certainly didn’t get a piece of it,” Williams said after the game. “I obviously wanted to get that puck for him and join the celebration.”
“We all had big smiles on our face, almost as big as his,” he continued. “To watch that, you can’t help but smile. You saw the jumbotron after it zoomed in on him. He gave one of those big traditional two hands in the air, big smile, and thanked everybody. It was just a great moment.”
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Tuesday, the two unlikely players who assisted on Ovechkin’s power play tally, Jason Chimera and Andre Burakovsky, spoke to The Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan. Chimera was very kind to Ovechkin while Burakovsky said he and Chimera were asked to sign Ovechkin’s stick.
Chimera on if Ovi owes him for his pass on 500. "I think I owe him a lot more than anything, playing with him for the last six, seven years"
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) January 12, 2016
Asked Burakovsky about assisting Ovi's 500th. "It's a lot of fun to be part of history." Right after, he had to sign stick Ovi scored with.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) January 12, 2016
Finally, one of the people who has been with us since the Caps have begun their winning ways is the multi-talented Wes Johnson. On Tuesday, the Washington Capitals released video of Johnson announcing Ovechkin’s goal to the home crowd. Much like Johnson’s voice, it’s powerful.
