Alex Ovechkin 600 goals

Alex Ovechkin’s museums just got a few new pieces of historic memorabilia

During his playing career, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has been collecting memorabilia, such as sticks from his favorite players or gear from his milestone moments, in two mini-museums located at his Northern Virginia and Moscow homes.

In 2018, Ovechkin had three historic round-number achievements, tallying 500 assists in January, 1100 points in February, and 600 goals in March.

And over the last month, Ovechkin has received several new exhibition items.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Capitals air tribute video, give Alex Ovechkin painting to celebrate 600th goal

Monday night, Alex Ovechkin scored his 600th career NHL goal against Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets.

Friday against the Islanders, the Capitals held a special pregame ceremony honoring Ovechkin, which included a video tribute and a special gift.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Connor Hellebuyck gave up Alex Ovechkin’s 600th career goal. He is constantly on the wrong side of history.

On Monday, Alex Ovechkin hit another career milestone when he scored his 600th goal against the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck was the goaltender victimized between the pipes for the historic tally.

While that may not be newsworthy in itself, Hellebuyck’s bad luck is anything but ordinary.

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By Donya Abramo 6 years ago

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Capitals to host pregame ceremony honoring Alex Ovechkin’s 600th goal Friday, March 16

On Monday evening against the Winnipeg Jets, Caps captain Alex Ovechkin recorded his 41st and 42nd goals of the season. The second tally also hit a major milestone for the 32-year-old winger: it was Ovechkin’s 600th career NHL goal.

On Friday, March 16, prior to the Caps’ home game against the Islanders, the team will host a special ceremony honoring Ovechkin.

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By Rachel Cohen 6 years ago

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Hibachi grill chef honors Alex Ovechkin during dinner at Sakura

A night after scoring his 600th career goal, Alex Ovechkin took his wife Nastya and best friend Gus out on the town for dinner at Sakura – one of his favorite restaurants.

The chef had a special tribute for the Russian machine.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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In letter to NHL, Alex Ovechkin’s parents express hope their son can overtake Wayne Gretzky’s goal record

Alex Ovechkin has hit a number of milestones in his career. Several have come during the 2017-18 season, including his 1,100th point, his 500th assist, and now his 600th goal.

Many of Ovechkin’s career milestones have happened with his parents, Mikhail and Tatyana, in the stands. Though they were in Moscow when their son tallied goal number 600, that didn’t stop them from penning an emotional letter on NHL.com/ru.

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By Donya Abramo 6 years ago

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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 6 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 6 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin poses with milestone 600 goal puck (which he almost didn’t get because of Dustin Byfuglien)

Alex Ovechkin became the fourth fastest player to score 600 goals Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets. Ovechkin scored a power-play goal in the first period before having his legendary moment at even strength in the second stanza.

After the game, the Russian machine cheesed with his milestone goal puck.

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By Ian Oland 6 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 6 years ago

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