Alex Ovechkin can’t stop, won’t stop scoring, you guys.
A night after scoring his 721st career goal, Ovi quickly tallied his 722nd in the first period against the Devils.
It was Ovi’s 16th goal of the season.
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The play started in the Capitals’ defensive zone. Ovi forced a turnover and gained the opposing blue line where he then dropped the puck to a curling Evgeny Kuznetsov. Ovi skated hard to the right side of the net, where Kuzy somehow found the Russian machine for a one-timer. Scott Wedgewood, who has a name better suited to be a golfer, was screened by Daniel Sprong. The Capitals forward leaped as Ovechkin rifled the puck home.
🚨 ALEXANDER OVECHKIN
1-0 #ALLCAPS
🎥 @MSGNetworks + pic.twitter.com/prrDB0ugXq— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) March 26, 2021
Ovechkin (722) is now nine goals behind fifth-place Marcel Dionne on the NHL’s all-time goals list. Ovechkin also has eight goals in his last eight games.
Making it 1-0 @Capitals vs NJD tonight, Alex Ovechkin now has 8 goals in his last 8 GP. It marks his 810th career even strength point, tying Brendan Shanahan for the 4th most among left wingers in NHL history behind only Johnny Bucyk (922), Luc Robitaille (881) & Bobby Hull (817) pic.twitter.com/KYLYcLNzt2
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) March 26, 2021
With that streak, Ovechkin has jumped into seventh in the NHL in goals despite missing four games due to COVID-19 protocol. Ovi trails league leaders Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews (21 goals) by five tallies.
Caps get on the board first thanks to the Great 8 @ovi8 with a great feed from @Kuzya92! Let's hear it @WesJohnsonVoice pic.twitter.com/p5b43VxEu5
— Joe Kurnos (@joekurnos) March 26, 2021
RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Devils
Screenshot courtesy of NBC Sports Washington
