It’s been quite a season so far for Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals’ star has found his game once again this season and has so far rebounded from a down year by leading the NHL with 26 goals in 41 games.
Alex Ovechkin stuns Hurricanes in overtime for 100th career game-winning goal
The Great Eight adds another milestone to his impressive resume.
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On Tuesday, Ovechkin was at it again for the Capitals, as he bullied the Carolina Hurricanes all evening. The forward already had a goal going into a tied 4-4 overtime match with their Metropolitan Division partners, but his game-winner is another bit of Ovechkin magic.
Ovechkin took the puck from his own zone before swerving around one Hurricanes player and then making another miss with a deke. For his final trick, he bested Carolina goaltender Cam Ward with a shot fake then a deceptive wrist shot that had the netminder looking like a fool.
The goal was not only a highlight reel goal, it was also Ovechkin’s 100th career game-winner, as he’s become the first Capitals player to reach that milestone in franchise history. Quite a milestone for a player that has 584 total goals in his NHL career as he’s closing in on 1,000 games played.
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