Ovi leads in goal in overtime
“See the goal, believe in yourself and ignore the obstacles!” – this phrase from the movie “Wizards” better than ever suits Alexander Ovechkin, who tirelessly follows Wayne Gretzky’s record (894) for the number of goals for his NHL career.
Now Ovi has scored his goal number 790.
It happened in a home game with Philadelphia (3:2 OT) and Ovechkin scored in overtime.
Everything turned out to be extremely simple, especially since they played in the “3 against 3” format. Dylan Strome passed Alexander the Great down the left flank, and he, without much wisdom, delivered a signature click.
It must be said that Ovechkin (25) ranks first in NHL history for overtime goals, ahead of Sidney Crosby and Jaromir Jagr (19 each), not to mention the rest. Granted, overtime king Connor McDavid (14) is flying to the top at a rapid pace. But as long as Ovi is playing in the NHL, he can stay high for a long time.
164 Guardians weep bitter Ovi tears
In general, thanks to this goal, Washington was able to interrupt a four-game losing streak, but Philadelphia lost for the eighth consecutive time. Both teams are doing poorly this season. But if the “pilots” are just going through a restructuring under new head coach John Tortorella, then an avalanche of injuries has descended on the “Washingtons”. Certainly, the leaders are already returning to the team. So, TJ Oshi came to the game, who provided two assists. And Evgeny Kuznetsov scored another assist when Sonny Milano scored in the 58th minute and sent the game into extra time.
Well, Ovechkin decided everything there. The goal was his tenth this season. And for the 18th straight time, he scored double in the NHL Championship sniper race. In fact, Ovi has spent so many seasons in the league.
Ovechkin has 11 more goals to tie Gordie Howe (801), who is second on the all-time goalscoring list. Gretzky has 104 goals to play. But even 105 is better, not just for catching up, but for passing.
Philadelphia goaltender Felix Sundström became the 164th goaltender Ovechkin has scored against in his career. According to this indicator, Alexander the Great caught up with Mark Messier. Only Patrick Marlo (177th) and Jaromir Jagr (178th) are in front, who surprised more goalkeepers.
True, we must take into account that Marlo ranks first in the history of the NHL in terms of the number of games (1779), Messier is third (1756), Jagr is fourth (1733), but Ovechkin is only in 68th place. (1295). A young child, he still has to play and play.
Ovechkin: ‘Now it doesn’t matter who scores’
It is also Ovechkin’s 123rd career winning goal. Here he also has his own race, only Jaromir Jagr (135) is higher on the list. By the way, Wayne Gretzky has only scored 91 game-winning goals in his career. There are 20 other players above him, including Sergei Fedorov (93).
And if you also take into account the playoffs, Ovechkin (133) takes third place in history – only Brett Hull (134) and the same Jagr (151) are in the lead.
Generally, Ovechkin thought he scored his No. 790 goal early in the game with Philadelphia. He launched the power play, the puck had already passed between the goalkeeper’s pads, sliding precisely towards the ribbon…
But at the last moment, Markus Johansson touched it, and the puck was recorded on him. After the match, TSN commentators even asked Alexander about the matter. How did Captain Ovi react when the puck was cut off? There could be another safe step towards Gretzky’s record, but alas.
“Of course, I won’t hate Mojo for that,” Ovechkin said. “Now it doesn’t matter who scores. I’ve had plenty of other moments where I was able to put the puck in the net. And there’s still plenty more games to come.
Really, Sasha, what are our years?
Source : MatchTV
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