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Alex Ovechkin piled up even more milestones in Wednesday’s opening night game against the New York Rangers, besides scoring the goal to tie Marcel Dionne and the goal to pass Marcel Dionne for 5th place on the all time goals list. The two goals also marked Ovechkin’s 150th multi-goal game in his NHL career.
Ovechkin now ranks fourth in NHL history, only behind Wayne Gretzky (189), Brett Hull (158), and Mario Lemieux (154).
Tonight marked Alex Ovechkin’s 150th career multi-goal game, which ranks fourth in NHL history (Wayne Gretzky: 189; Brett Hull: 158; Mario Lemieux: 154).
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 14, 2021
Ovechkin’s goals on Wednesday night also marked the first time an NHL player had both a power play goal and a short handed goal in a season opener.
Alex Ovechkin of the @Capitals is the first NHL player to have a power-play goal, a shorthanded goal and an assist in a season opener (since PPG & SHG were first tracked in 1933-34).
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) October 14, 2021
Ovechkin also earned his 500th power play point which came on his assist to T.J. Oshie’s first period goal. The assist also leaves him just nine assists shy of reaching 600 assists for his career.
Alex Ovechkin’s assist on T.J. Oshie’s goal in the first period marked Ovechkin’s 500th career power play point. He’s one of two active players to reach that mark (Joe Thornton: 545).
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 14, 2021
Thats a lot of milestones for one game, but something we’re getting used to as we watch Ovechkin climb the ranks of hockey’s greatest of all time.
Ovechkin’s shorthanded goal in the #Caps‘ opener last night was his first shorty since 1/3/09, also vs. NYR here in DC. Only one player in NHL history has gone longer between shorties, Hall of Fame d-man Doug Harvey, who went 13 years and 20 days between 1/22/1949 and 2/11/1962.
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) October 14, 2021
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