No Doubt About It: Alex Ovechkin Scores Goal Just Seconds After No-Goal Call Against the Senators

Over the course of his 15-season NHL career, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has been gold against the Ottawa Senators, entering Tuesday night’s game at Capital One Arena with 27 goals and 47 points in 46 games played against the Sens. The Great Eight continued that dominance in the second period, scoring a goal just seconds after a close, no-goal call.

With the Caps and Senators tied, 1-1, Ovechkin made a slick move around an Ottawa defender and backhanded a shot through the legs of Senators goalie Craig Anderson, which trickled to and what looked like across the goal-line, with Ovechkin and many in Captial One Arena beginning to celebrate. However, after a further review by the officials, it was determined that the puck did not fully cross the goal-line, robbing Ovechkin of his 25th goal of the 2019-20 season.

However, the Capitals’ captain would not be discouraged and just moments later, scored his 25th of the season and 28th career goal against the Senators at the 17:15 mark of the second, on assists from Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson.

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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 8, 2020

After the goal, Ovechkin made sure everyone in the house knew that this goal was clearly countable.

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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 8, 2020

The goal marked Ovechkin’s 683rd of his storied career, putting him two shy of passing Anaheim Ducks great Teemu Selanne for 11th all-time in Goals Scored. The goal also made him just the third player to have 15 consecutive 25-goal seasons, joining former Capitals Mike Gartner and Jaromir Jagr.

Alex Ovechkin scores to make the game 3-1, his 25th goal of the season. With 683 career goals, he’s now two goals shy of passing Teemu Selanne (684) for 11th on the NHL’s all-time goals list.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) January 8, 2020

#ALLCAPS Alex Ovechkin becomes the 3rd player in NHL history with 15 consecutive 25-goal seasons to begin his career, joining

Mike Gartner & Jaromir Jagr

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) January 8, 2020

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