Alex Ovechkin scored one of the easier goals of his career against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Saturday.
After a parting of the seas by the Blue Jackets defense, a wide open Ovechkin sent a wrist shot past Elvis Merzlikins for career goal number 827.
By Ian Oland 1 week ago
Alex Ovechkin recorded his first multi-goal game of the season after finding the back of the net a second time with 3 seconds remaining in the game.
Ovechkin scored on the New York Islanders’ empty net, his 56th career empty-net goal, tying him with Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history.
After going goalless for his last six games, Alex Ovechkin is back on the scoresheet.
Ovechkin scored via a set play off a faceoff for his third goal of the 2023-24 season and the 825th of his illustrious career.
Ovechkin beat former teammate and fellow Russian, Semyon Varlamov, with a beautiful wrist shot to the far side of the net.
Don’t look now, but Alex Ovechkin has tallies in two straight after going goalless in four straight games to start the season.
Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal with one minute and thirty-five seconds left in the third period to seal the Caps’ 6-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
It took five games, but Alex Ovechkin is finally on the board in the 2023-24 season.
After pumping 12 shots on goal in the previous 39 minutes and 48 seconds, Ovechkin broke through on lucky shot number 13, steering in a wide-open look in front of the net on the power play. John Carlson and Tom Wilson collected the assists.
The goal was Ovechkin’s 823rd of his illustrious career and his 300th on the power play — the most in NHL history.
By Ian Oland 1 month ago
