On the first shift, with the first shot, in the first minute of his first game since point 999, Alex Ovechkin scored his 1,000th career point. He’s always had a flair for the dramatic, which is exactly the point of the team’s excellent tribute video.
Grab some Milk Duds and a 60-ounce Cherry Coke and get ready to get inspired.
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It's History! #Ovech1Kin pic.twitter.com/aQOiXqE4YE
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 12, 2017
It’s a countdown with all your favorite goals, especially the ones that came on round numbers. You watch Ovi grow from a babyfaced, goal-scoring dynamo to a gray-haired goal-scoring dynamo.
After watching this, I’m ready to, I dunno, defeat Gannon and restore peace to Hyrule.
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Alex Ovechkin poses with the milestone puck
Brooks Laich and John Erskine congratulate Ovechkin on milestone
Sergei Fedorov congratulates Alex Ovechkin on joining the 1000-point club
Mikhail Ovechkin and Tatyana Ovechkina react to their son’s 1,000th point
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Headline photo: @Capitals
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