Alex Ovechkin is quickly closing in on milestone goal number 800.
Ovi beat Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom to the short side with a shot from the left circle. The power-play goal gave the Capitals a 3-0 lead late in the third period.
It was Ovi’s 791th career goal of his career and his 11th he’s scored in the 2022-23 season. The Capitals captain now has three goals in his last four games.
Ovechkin benefitted from some absent-minded penalty killing by the Flames. With all four Flames on the right side of the ice, the Russian superstar was left all alone on Ovi Island. A reminder: Ovechkin has the most PPG in NHL history.
The Flames instantly regretted it.
Conor Sheary hit Ovechkin with a pass. The dish was off target, but Ovi caught the puck with his skate, kicked it to his blade, and fired a wrister that Markstrom had no chance on.
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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 25, 2022
The PPG was Ovi’s 291st of his career and the 147th PPG he’s scored at home, moving within one of Teemu Selanne (148) for third-most in NHL history. Ovechkin now has five goals in 10 career games against Markstrom.
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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 25, 2022
Incredibly, Ovechkin now sits 10 goals away from tying Gordie Howe on the NHL’s all-time goals list. He’s 103 behind record-holder Wayne Gretzky with three more seasons after this one on his contract.
