Spencer Carbery is expecting big things from Alex Ovechkin in the final 27 games of the regular season. Ovechkin, who scored 26 goals in his first 39 games played, is now fully rested and has “tons of energy” after a two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
He’s also carb-loaded.
Friday, the Capitals posted a photo of Ovechkin ambling onto the team plane and the superstar forward had his lucky combo: a Subway sub (likely Italian) and a bag of Cheetos (gotta be Flamin’).
pictured: a goat rested, refreshed and ready to rock pic.twitter.com/lutEyWAXpt
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 21, 2025
Ovechkin’s once-secret routine to grab a sub from the gas station before jumping on the plane is at least three years old. And just like the Mamma Lucia he eats, the food does not put Ovechkin in a food coma because he is a special type of athlete.
“Some people follow a diet during the season, some don’t eat pasta, some don’t eat chicken,” Ovechkin said last June. “But, I eat whatever I want.”
Saturday, Ovechkin will suit up against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins — the Capitals’ first game since Ovi notched a hat trick of assists in a win against the Utah Hockey Club on February 9. Ovi has 879 goals, 16 away from immortality.
And his tank-like digestive system is part of the reason why.
