With the Stadium Series outdoor game tied 1-1 in the first period, Alex Ovechkin said nyet and scored the 598th goal of his NHL career.
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It's 40! It's 5-9-8! #600VI #StadiumSeries #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/5AzHnklIi1
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 4, 2018
The Caps made a strong rush into the offensive zone but got caught behind Freddy Andersen’s net. No worries: from there Tom Wilson made a pass north of the goal line to find Ovechkin, uncovered by the Leafs, can you believe that.
Ovi did not waste the chance.
Here’s a glove-kiss and celebration, outdoor-style.
Hey, that makes 598 goals. Two to go before 600, and there’s a heluva lot of hockey left to play.
mooooooooooooooooood#StadiumSeries #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/sZnFA9ZgEp
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 4, 2018
The tally also marked Ovechkin’s league-leading 40th goal of the season. He now has nine-career 40-goal seasons, which puts him with some pretty impressive company.
Ovi’s goal follows a power-play marker from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Kuzy puts the #Caps on the board early. #StadiumSeries #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/WPtMBXVVST
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 4, 2018
Kuzy got the feed at the goal mouth from Nick Backstrom to record his 20th goal of the season, tying his career high from 2015-16. (He had 19 goals last season.)
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