The Howard Huskies’ Jack Cavanaugh loves “scoring goals” and “winning.”
Last night, the tiny hockey player did both during the Capitals’ Mites On Ice game, but it was his Mark Ingram-inspired celly that got him the attention of the National Hockey League.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 27th career hat trick against the Los Angeles Kings, Tuesday. And when he returned home, there was a special surprise waiting for him.
A neighbor attached a gold star balloon to the Ovechkins gate along with a handwritten sign that said 698 Ovi Is Great.
Alex Ovechkin is having one of the greatest stretches of his Hall of Fame career. And the numbers are absolutely mind-blowing.
After scoring his 27th career hat trick against the Los Angeles Kings, Ovechkin leads the league in goals (40) again. He’s now two goals away (698) from becoming the eighth player in NHL history to score 700 goals.
What else did the Russian machine accomplish?
The Washington Capitals played a pretty horrible game overall against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the Kings…that didn’t matter as Alex Ovechkin decided to win the entire game in five minutes. His natural hat trick gave the Caps a 4-2 home victory.
The Kings out-shot the Caps 31 to 24 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 52 to 36.
By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago
Alex Ovechkin scored his 27th career hat trick on Tuesday, tallying a naturally hatty in 4:24.
That was obviously the big news on local sportscasts, but then NBC 4 all went and namedropped us.
We should have known when Alex Ovechkin injured Capitals’ star rookie goaltender Ilya Samsonov during the morning skate. The Great 8’s shot was heavy and hard on this day and it translated into the game.
In the latter minutes of the third period with the Capitals down 2-1, Ovechkin took over. He scored goals on consecutive shifts to first tie and then give the Caps the lead. Three minutes and 14 seconds later, he added an empty-net goal from way downtown for his 27th career hat trick and his third in six games.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
The Washington Capitals did not give their best effort for most of Tuesday’s home game against the Los Angeles Kings. But they didn’t have to. This team can coast through fifty minutes and then simply wait for Alex Ovechkin to do what he does best.
The Kings took a lead in the first period with a rush goal by Jeff Carter. John Carlson tied it up with a tricky wristshot from high in the slot in the second period. Carter got his second of the night halfway into the final period, a tip from up close. It looked grim for a moment, but that’s when Alex Ovechkin got going. On consecutive shifts he tied the game up, then got his own rebound to put the Caps in the lead, then got the empty-netter for the natural hat trick.
Hahaha.
Caps win!
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
The Washington Capitals decided to hold Ilya Samsonov out of tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Kings. According to the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell, Samsonov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Slated to back up Braden Holtby, Samsonov yielded his spot on the bench to Vitek Vanecek, who was called up early this afternoon. Vanecek was recently named MVP of the 2020 AHL All-Star Game.
Everybody is healthy for Tuesday night’s rumble with the Kings, but there is one significant lineup change.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
The Washington Capitals are smarting after that loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Super Bowl Sunday. They’ll have a chance to right the ship tonight in DC when the Kings come to town.
Puck drop: 7:00 PM. NBC Sports Washington. I’m your bestest recap boy.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
