I love the seagull. (Photshop by HFBoards user @IPD)
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has led the NHL in power-play goals over the last four seasons (19 in 2015-16, 25 in 2014-15, 24 in 2013-14, 16 in 2012-13). Oodles of those goals have been off his one-timer from the left circle, an Ovi Shot From The Ovi Spot. This is not a secret. Twenty nine teams know about this technique and every single one of them has a plan for it.
Which is why Ovi’s second-period power-play goal against the Flyers on Saturday was so curious.
All four Flyers penalty killers — Radko Gudas, Matt Read, Claude Giroux, and Andrew MacDonald — got caught puck-watching along the boards, leaving the four-time MVP wide-open.
Look at all this room Ovi has, from Reddit user @Salsa-N-Chips.
Ovechkin scored with ease. As usual.
My advice: Maybe the Flyers should stop complaining about the officiating and cover the league’s best shooter when he’s in his office.
