Alex Ovechkin Scores Career Goals #818 and #819 Against Wild, Continues Perfect Minnesota Points Streak
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Alex Ovechkin scored two more goals in the Capitals 5-3 loss to the Wild on Sunday. The goals were Ovechkin’s 38th and 39th of the 2022-23 season and 818th and 819th goals of his NHL career. He now needs 75 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky for first on the all-time list.
Ovechkin scored his first goal at 5:34 into the second period. Stationed in his office, Ovechkin received the setup pass from Rasmus Sandin and fired a slapshot, beating Marc-Andre Fleury for his 38th goal of the season and 818th goal of his career. The goal cut the Caps’ deficit to 2-1.
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Ovechkin added his second goal of the game at 12:33 in the third period on a Capitals’ power play. The tally was assisted by Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome, which cut the Capitals deficit to 4-2.
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Ovechkin now has 27 career goals against Marc-Andre Fleury in 45 career regular-season games, the most goals he has scored against any individual goaltender.
With two power play goals today, Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time leader in power-play goals, has now scored 298 power-play goals in his career.
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Ovechkin has never left Minnesota without recording a point. In the twelve games he has played against the Wild, he has scored eight goals and, in the games where he hasn’t scored a goal, has recorded at least one assist.
With two goals this afternoon, Ovechkin also recorded his 167th career multi-goal game.
Alex Ovechkin scores his second power-play goal of the game to cut the deficit to 4-2. With two goals this afternoon, Ovechkin has recorded his 167th career multi-goal game.
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Ovechkin also contributed a point on the team’s third goal, scored by Dylan Strome. He now has 1,478 points for his NHL career and ranks sixteenth on the All Time list.
Alex Ovechkin was credited with the secondary assist on the Capitals’ third goal. Ovechkin (2g, 1a) has now recorded three or more points in seven games this season.
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Ovechkin is now just one goal shy of the 40-goal mark. One more goal would allow him to achieve total for the thirteenth time and break a tie with Wayne Gretzky for most times scoring at least 40 goals.
By Diane Doyle