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Patrik Laine will always remember Alex Ovechkin’s milestone 600th goal: ‘I was in a good spot just behind him’

Monday night’s matchup between the Caps and the Jets was billed as a showdown between Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy contenders Patrik Laine and Alex Ovechkin.

Heading into the game, the two were tied for a league-leading 40 goals each. Ovechkin scored twice, restoring his sole lead and hitting a milestone 600th goal.

When Ovi found the back of the net for his historic tally, Laine was also on the ice.

The Jets star, who looked up to Ovechkin as a child, gushed about the experience to the media.

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By Donya Abramo 5 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov breaks stick, continues to play with tinier stick during warmups

Monday night, Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the game-winning overtime goal and dropped an f-bomb postgame to describe Alex Ovechkin’s terrific carer.

Now, thanks to a video posted by Capitals Outsider’s Brandon Alter (follow here), we know that Kuznetsov’s personality was on full display during warmups too.

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By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov on Alex Ovechkin lighting the lamp 600 times: ‘Holy f*&^ that’s a lot of goals’

Capitals center Evgeny Kuzetsov gave the Capitals a crucial 3-2 victory over the Jets Monday night, but that wasn’t the only thing he won.

After the game, Kuzy had the quote of the night when asked for his reaction of Alex Ovechkin’s 600th career goal.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov’s OTGWG gives Caps crucial extra standings point

After defeating the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 at Capital One Arena, the Capitals moved back into first place of the Metropolitan Division, but their lead is tenuous. The Caps are ahead of second-place Pittsburgh and third-place Philadelphia by one and four standing points respectively. The Caps are also only seven points ahead of the New Jersey Devils for the final playoff spot in the East.

This is why Evgeny Kuznetsov’s overtime game-winning goal could be huge later on in the year.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Night of the 🐐: Caps beats Jets 3-2 in overtime

The Caps beat the Jets, no one cares – ALEX OVECHKIN SCORED 600 GOALS. (Not all in this game, but like cumulatively in his career.)

Yeah. Alex Ovechkin scored during a 5-on-3 for get his 599th career goal and to reclaim the league’s scoring lead. The game lead, however, was lost less than a minute later when Nikolaj Ehlers scored after a bad defensive-zone turnover by Lars Eller.

In the second period, Alex Ovechkin scored the 600th goal of his career, joining just 19 other players in history of the league.

Winnipeg got much more aggressive in the third period, then white-hot Patrik Laine notched his 41st of the season to tie the game and force overtime. The Caps dominated play in extra time, then Evgeny Kuznetsov ended it!

Caps beat Jets 3-2 in overtime!

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By Peter Hassett 5 years ago

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Nastya Ovechkina celebrates husband’s 600th career goal, doesn’t drop any popcorn

Unlike his 500th tally, Alex Ovechkin’s mom and dad weren’t in the stands for his milestone 600th career goal. But that doesn’t mean Ovi didn’t have family in the house.

Ovechkin’s wife Nastya Ovechkina sat in the lower bowl along with Varvara Orlova — Dmitry Orlov’s wife — and Alex Gusev, a longtime friend.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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The Washington Capitals aired this epic tribute video for Alex Ovechkin after he scored his 600th career goal

Alex Ovechkin scored his historic 600th career goal in the second period of the Caps-Jets game. The Washington Capitals game entertainment crew came prepared.

The Caps aired this epic tribute video for Ovi recapping some of the biggest goals of his career, including his milestone 1st, 100th, 200th, 300th, 400th, and 500th goals.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin scores 600th career goal

Alex Ovechkin has scored the 600th goal of his career, and he did it by crashing the damn net.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin takes over league lead in goals with career goal number 599

With an early goal against the Winnipeg Jets, Alex Ovechkin has reclaimed the goal-scoring lead and is now on the verge of career goal 600.

You’ll never guess how it happened.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Patrik Laine’s battling his idol, Alex Ovechkin, for the Rocket Richard Trophy. Both players lead the league with 40 goals.

The race for the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy is heating back up. On Saturday, Patrik Laine tied Alex Ovechkin for a league-leading 40 goals. For Laine, 22 of those goals have come in 2018 alone. In his last five games he has tallied nine goals, including his fourth career hat trick, making him just the third player to do so before turning 20.

That impressive run landed Laine the NHL’s first star for the week of March 5-11, 2018, and there is little indication that the Winnipeg Jet forward will be slowing down any time soon. With the Caps and Jets clashing Monday night, Ovechkin vs. Laine has been the story of the hour.

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By Donya Abramo 5 years ago

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