PUTTIN' ON THE FOIL!
This is my blog for hockey fun. I dont write long articles on hockey things, I just love to share videos, pictures and hockey history. Don't expect a lot of insight, just fun.
Washington Capital superstar/captain Alex Ovechkin set tied and then broke Wayne Gretzky's all time record for NHL goals scored with his 895th.
He scored on national tv against the New York Islanders. The game was carried by ABC and they got what they wanted for their money, it was a tremendous moment in NHL history.
January 17th 2020 Alex Ovechkin leads the rush and whips home a heavy wrist shot for a 1-0 lead, tying Mario Lemieux for 10th on the NHL's all-time goals list with 690.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 24th career regular-season hat trick to pass Jari Kurri for sole possession of 10th place on the all-time list.
February 5th 2019 Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin collects the turnover and picks up an assist on T.J. Oshie's finish on the rebound to pass Sergei Fedorov for the most points in the NHL by a Russian-born player with 1,180
January 23rd 2019 Alexander Ovechkin scores his 37th goal of the season beating Frederik Andersen with a rocket of a shot. With the goal Ovechkin ties fellow Russian, Sergei Fedorov with 1179 points in the NHL.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin fires home a one-timer past Jake Allen for his 30th goal of the season, joining Mike Gartner as just the second player in NHL history to score at least 30 goals in each of their first 14 seasons
NHL Network counts down the top 50 calls of all-time from broadcasters, including Mario Lemieux's spectacular goal against the Minnesota North Stars, Bobby Orr's Cup-clinching overtime tally, Alex Ovechkin scoring while on his back and the New York Rangers raising their first Stanley Cup in 54 years!
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin buries two setups by Evgeny Kuznetsov to reach 611 career goals in a 5-2 victory, passing Bobby Hull for sole possession of 17th place on the League’s all-time list
The skill level was off the charts this season with some truly spectacular goals from the likes of Auston Matthews, Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Filip Forsberg and more! Relive the best of the bat-ins, hand-eye beauties and between-the-legs finishes in the top goals of the 2017-18 season.
The Caps defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1, winning the clinching game 5 on June 7th 2018 in Las Vegas.
Lars Eller, Caps forward scored the game winning, cup winning goal at the 12:43 mark of the period to give the Caps a 4-3 win.
Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals captain was named Conn Smythe winner as the Playoff MVP.
Las Vegas was led by Reilly Smith with 22 points and Goaltender Marc-Andre Fluery with 2.24 GAA and .927 save %.
Ovichkin had 15 goals and 12 assist for 27 points he was the 2nd leading scorer of the playoffs behind teammate Evgeny Kuznetsov (12 G, 20 A = 32 points), but his energy and leadership led the way for the Capitals first Stanley Cup win in its 44 year history.
Shaggy and Sting opened up the festivities in Washington D.C. and the Capitals and Golden Knights did the rest, with Marc-Andre Fleury and Braden Holtby making big save after big save, great snipes from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Devante Smith-Pelly, and a record-tying goal for Alex Ovechkin in this edition of Best of the Night!
Braden Holtby preserves the win for the Capitals with a tremendous reaching stick save on Alex Tuch late in the 3rd period, while Alex Ovechkin finishes off Lars Eller's terrific feed on the power play to highlight the Best of the Night
