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Oilers rookie defenseman on Alex Ovechkin scoring twice: ‘Nobody’s really that upset. It’s Ovechkin, right?’

By Ian Oland

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October 25, 2019 12:05 pm

The Washington Capitals lost to the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, but Alex Ovechkin had one of his strongest games of the year.

The Capitals captain scored two goals (it could have easily been three) after putting nine shots on net. He had 16 shot attempts total.

After the game, Ethan Bear, a 22-year-old Oilers’ rookie defenseman, was asked about Ovechkin’s big night.

Nobody’s really that upset. It’s Ovechkin, right? is now one of my new favorite quotes.

Ovechkin’s 134th career multigoal game now quietly sits him second in NHL goal-scoring.

I’ll blame Johnny Norris for nobody talking about that right now.

Goal 1

Ovechkin scored his 666th career goal appropriately days before Halloween. Ovechkin incredibly tipped a point shot from Jonas Siegenthaler into the net for his eighth goal of the season.

He had a gr8 celebration.

Goal 2

On Ovi’s second goal, Edmonton had all four of its penalty killers shade on one side curiously leaving one of the greatest powerplay scorers of all-time alone on an island. Ovi deftly roofed the puck past Mikko Koskinen for his second goal of the night.

Hat trick attempt

Finally, in the third period, Ovechkin had one of those shifts that was just stunning to watch. He almost completed the hat trick on the play. At one end, he deked around an Oilers defender but was bested by Koskinen.

With his goals, Ovechkin accomplished moar history.

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Headline photo: NBC Sports Washington

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