Ageless wonder Alex Ovechkin has goals in consecutive games after finding paydirt against the Calgary Flames, Tuesday.
Ovechkin scored on a Capitals’ power play 4:52 into the third period to narrow the Flames’ lead to 2-1. After taking a short pass from John Carlson, Ovechkin fired a one-timer low from the left circle, catching Flames goaltender Dan Vladar by surprise.
The goal marked Ovechkin’s 883rd career tally bringing him to with 12 of the NHL’s all-time goals record.
Ovechkin is now on pace and to tie the record on April 1 in Boston and break the record on April 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The lamp lighter gave Ovechkin 30 goals on the season, marking the Capitals captain’s 19th 30-goal season. Ovi has not hit 30 goals in only one season of his 20-year career, the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 campaign where he scored 24 goals in 45 games.
Ovi’s tally against the Flames marked his third career goal against Vladar, goaltender no. 148 on his goals list.
