Alex Ovechkin scored one of the biggest goals of his career, one year ago today.
The Russian machine tallied milestone goal number 700 against the New Jersey Devils. Ovi rifled the puck past goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood with a blistering one-timer. Ovechkin was mobbed on the ice by his teammates.
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The NHL celebrated Ovi’s milestone with a montage set to the William Tell Overture featuring all 700 of his goals.
The Capitals released a cleaned-up, mic’d up clip featuring isolation video on Ovechkin to mark the occasion on Monday.
#OTD one year ago, @ovi8 became the eighth player in NHL history to score 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ goals.#ALLCAPS | #700vi pic.twitter.com/stBg9yZ0pw
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 22, 2021
They also posted this GIF.
Forever etched in history. pic.twitter.com/rRWKIVIIGh
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 22, 2021
And this pic of Ovechkin holding up his historic goal puck.
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 22, 2021
Some of our favorite RMNB coverage from that milestone goal include:
- Alex Ovechkin becomes eighth player in NHL history to score 700 career goals
- Classy New Jersey Devils congratulate Alex Ovechkin on scoring 700 goals
- The mic’d up video of Alex Ovechkin scoring 700 goals was only 13 seconds long because there was so much cursing
- All the best reactions and tributes to Alex Ovechkin’s 700th goal
- Evgeni Malkin calls Alex Ovechkin a ‘Russian machine’ who ‘never stops’ after scoring 700th goal
- The story behind the Capitals’ bench-clearing group hugs for Alex Ovechkin’s milestone goals
- ‘Beat Gretzky’s record’: Alex Ovechkin’s parents post emotional video for son after scoring 700th goal
- The New Jersey Devils are sending Alex Ovechkin the net from his 700th goal
- The Capitals spelled out ‘OVI 700’ with giveaway towels to celebrate Alex Ovechkin’s 700th goal
- Ted Leonsis on why Alex Ovechkin could break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record: ‘Russian machine never breaks’
- Alex Ovechkin honored by Wayne Gretzky, parents, and son for scoring 700 goals in touching pregame ceremony
- Alex Ovechkin says Sergei stole the show during his 700th goal ceremony. He’s cute ‘like his mom.’
- The Winnipeg Jets kept stacks of warmup pucks commemorating Alex Ovechkin’s 700th goal
- DC artist creates mural commemorating Alex Ovechkin’s 700 career goals
- Alex Ovechkin thanks teammates and fans for helping him get to 700 goals
- Alex Ovechkin shows off Hublot watch Capitals gifted him after scoring 700 goals
