Alex Ovechkin has passed Teemu Selanne in all-time goals with two first-period goals against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.
Here comes Ovi goals number 685 and 686.
Goal 1
Tied 0-0 in the first period, the Caps top line got some time in the offensive zone. Ovechkin sent the puck low, where Wilson chased it on the forecheck. Ovechkin read the play and headed to the slot, where Wilson sent an expert pass. A simple wrist shot was more that Carolina goalie Petr Mrazek could handle.
Tom Wilson needles the puck through a Canes defender's skates to Ovi, who scores five-hole on Petr Mrazek. Beautiful. pic.twitter.com/O91Cmkq2w7
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) January 14, 2020
Caps lead. Glove kiss. Eleventh most goals in history.
Alex Ovechkin has scored to give the Caps a 1-0 lead. That marks his 685th career goal, passing Teemu Selanne for the 11th most goals in NHL history. pic.twitter.com/tIxW8uFFU9
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) January 14, 2020
Goal 2
The Canes’ penalty woes kept them a man down for much of the first period. After two floundering power plays for Washington, they finally hit the back of the net on the third. How? Ovi Shot. Ovi Spot.
Alex Ovechkin scores again on the powerplay. Career goal no. 686. pic.twitter.com/oOOxR1KvYa
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) January 14, 2020
This is Ovechkin’s seventh two-goal game of the season and the 139th multi-goal game of his career.
Next up is in the all-time list is Mario Lemieux, just four goals up the road. If Ovi keeps this up, that won’t be too far.
Alex Ovechkin on catching Teemu Selanne at intermission: "I still have a long way to go… I have a lot of juice left in my tank."
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) January 14, 2020
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