Alex Ovechkin has seemingly done it all in the NHL, yet sometimes he still accomplishes new things that seem hard to fathom.
Ovechkin’s latest feat came after he scored twice on the San Jose Sharks during the Washington Capitals’ 7-1 victory on December 3. The Capitals’ captain didn’t just score on just one Sharks goalie, he scored on both of them, beating Yaroslav Askarov 8:25 into the first period and Alex Nedeljkovic 2:41 into the second.
During his 21 seasons in the NHL, Ovechkin has scored on both team’s goalies in the same game 13 different times per NHL Stats. Yes, he helped chase one guy, then made the other guy want to leave too.
These are all the instances. Goals against each goaltender are in parentheses.
Games Alex Ovechkin has scored on both team’s goaltenders
| No. | Team | Game | Goalie 1 | Goalie 2 | Goals | Hat Trick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | Oct. 29, 2007 | Vesa Toskala (1) | Andrew Raycroft (1) | 2 | ❌ |
| 2 | Columbus | Feb. 5, 2008 | Pascal Leclaire (1) | Fredrik Norrena (1) | 2 | ❌ |
| 3 | Boston | Mar. 3, 2008 | Tim Thomas (2) | Alex Auld (1) | 3 | ✅ |
| 4 | Ottawa | Feb. 1 2009 | Brian Elliott (2) | Alex Auld (1) | 3 | ✅ |
| 5 | Carolina | Apr. 2, 2013 | Dan Ellis (1) | Justin Peters (1) | 2 | ❌ |
| 6 | St. Louis | Apr. 9, 2016 | Brian Elliott (2) | Anders Nilsson (1) | 3 | ✅ |
| 7 | Montreal | Oct. 7, 2017 | Carey Price (3) | Al Montoya (1) | 4 | ✅ |
| 8 | Detroit | Dec. 11, 2018 | Jonathan Bernier (2) | Jimmy Howard (1) | 3 | ✅ |
| 9 | Ottawa | Jan. 7, 2020 | Craig Anderson (1) | Marcus Hogberg (1) | 2 | ❌ |
| 10 | New Jersey | Jan. 16, 2020 | Louis Domingue (2) | Cory Schneider (1) | 3 | ✅ |
| 11 | Florida | Nov. 26, 2021 | Sergei Bobrovsky (2) | Spencer Knight (1) | 3 | ✅ |
| 12 | Montreal | Nov. 20, 2025 | Samuel Montembeault (1) | Jakub Dobes (1) | 3* | ✅ |
| 13 | San Jose | Dec. 3, 2025 | Yaroslav Askarov (1) | Alex Nedeljkovic | 2 | ❌ |
* Ovechkin also scored on an empty net
Notably, the Capitals are 13-0-0 in these games.
At age 40, Ovechkin has managed the feat twice in a span of two weeks after not doing so for four years. During his 13 times scoring against both goalies, he’s notched hat tricks 8 different times.
Only against the Canadiens on November 20, 2025, did Ovi manage to score on both goaltenders and an empty net, meaning even the goalie-less twine has not been safe.
Former teammates have also felt Ovi’s goal-scoring wrath during these big games as The Great 8 has scored on former Capitals Craig Anderson and Justin Peters on this list. Montreal and Ottawa made the list twice each.
Only two players in NHL history have scored on both team’s goaltenders in the same game more: Mario Lemieux (21) and Brett Hull (16).
