He’s done it again. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 685th goal on Monday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. He has passed forward Teemu Selanne for the 11th most goals in NHL history.
Ovechkin opened the scoring in tonight’s game midway through the first period. The goal would mark his 27th of the season.
No. 6️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ for @ovi8 pic.twitter.com/kOwS8mUKIi
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 14, 2020
6️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ – @ovi8
6️⃣8️⃣4⃣- Teemu SelanneOvechkin scored his 685th career goal to pass Teemu Selanne (684) for sole possession of 11th place on the NHL’s all-time goals list. https://t.co/PiaoVhI3lm #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/i6vL1WEibi
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 14, 2020
Teemu Selanne congratulated Ovechkin as well. “Keep it going and keep having fun,” Selanne said.
Ovechkin wasn’t done though. He would extend the Capitals’ lead 2-0 with a power-play goal just over two minutes left in the first frame. This is Ovechkin’s 139th career multi-goal game, which ties him with Marcel Dionne for fifth-most in league history.
Ovi wanted No. 686 tonight too 😀 pic.twitter.com/B4IC5fO1O1
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 14, 2020
Alex Ovechkin is now just 14 goals shy of becoming the eighth member of the NHL’s elite 700-goal club. Only three Hall of Famers stand in his way. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/iwJ6mIorMQ
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 14, 2020
By Della Young
“I still have lots of juice in my tank.”
Alex Ovechkin isn’t done climbing the all-time scoring list. pic.twitter.com/9IcmWWIj1G
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) January 14, 2020
thx bro!!! huge honor to be with you !!!
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) January 14, 2020
6 more games and Pitt is in the house. Would be great to see Ovi get 690 and/or 691 with Lemieux in the house. It could happen.
That would be fantastic!
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