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The Great Eight continues staying hot. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 27th goal of the season Tuesday night as the team clashed with the Winnipeg Jets at Capital One Arena. He now leads the league in goals and has passed Mike Modano (1,374) for the 24th-most points in NHL history.
After the Jets took an early 2-0 lead in the first period, Ovechkin got the Capitals on the board at the 16:58 mark, making it a 2-1 game. Right-wing Garnet Hathaway assisted, marking his seventh assist of the season and 14th point.
Needed that #Gr8 goal pic.twitter.com/dWejXBAEJZ
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 19, 2022
As mentioned, he now leads the league in goals with twenty-seven.
Alex Ovechkin cuts the Jets’ lead to 2-1 with his NHL-leading 27th goal of the season and his third-straight game with a goal. With that goal, Ovechkin has recorded his 1,375th career point (757g, 618a) to pass Mike Modano for the 24th-most points in NHL history.
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) January 19, 2022
Additionally, Ovechkin has passed Modano (1,374) for the 24th-most points in NHL history.
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The Capitals trail the Jets 2-1 at the end of the first period.
By Della Young
The Captain pic.twitter.com/n6nQ0OXace
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 19, 2022
