Goals, assists milestones for Ovechkin; Kings heat up
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Top players from Monday in the NHL
Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
Later on in this post, we’ll focus on even more of the history. But we have to start with the headline-grabber. By scoring his 11th goal of the season, Alex Ovechkin reached 741 career goals. At 741, Ovechkin tied Brett Hull for fourth all-time in goals.
(Click here for more on that, including Ovechkin being 153 goals behind Wayne Gretzky’s 894 goals, the all-time record. Oh, and read this for even more on Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s record.)
Let’s circle back to Ovechkin earning NHL player of the night honors for Monday, and his shockingly strong season so far. On Monday, Ovechkin scored a goal and two assists.
Heading into Monday, Ovechkin was already comfortably ranked third in NHL scoring behind Leon Draisaitl (23 points) and Connor McDavid (22). He’s now one of three players at 20+ points, as the goal and two assists put Ovechkin at 11 goals and 10 assists (21 points) in just 12 games.
Few bat an eye at Ovechkin scoring goals, even at age 36 — although 11 goals in 12 games is still really something. But playmaking to a level where he’s a stride behind McDavid and Draisaitl? Ridiculous.
Then again, with Ovechkin, maybe we should just expect this?
Highlights from Monday in the NHL
Watch as Ovechkin scores goal 741 and reaches 600 assists in the Capitals’ win over the Sabres:
The real highlight of this Phillip Danault goal was his reaction to said goal:
There were some exciting moments in Panthers – Rangers, but this K’Andre Miller goal stole the show:
Granted, this was fantastic stuff from (Mr.) Adam Fox, too.
Monday’s NHL takeaways
Ovechkin makes history, even beyond tying Hull for fourth all-time in goals
So, again, Ovechkin tied Brett Hull for fourth all-time with 741 goals.
While Ovechkin didn’t break his tie with Hull, he did add those two assists. With that, Ovechkin’s 598 assists shoots to an even, milestone-friendly 600. The Capitals churned out some interesting…
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