Ovechkin scores twice, leads Capitals to 4-1 win over Islanders
Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Hunter Shepard got his second career NHL victory and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1NOVEMBER 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin Ties Wayne Gretzky With 56th Career Empty Net Goal
NOVEMBER 12, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Alex Ovechkin Fires A Dart Off The Faceoff For His Third Goal Of The Season
NOVEMBER 12, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Two helpers against San Jose Ovechkin collected two assists in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
Impact He also added seven shots on net, two hits and a plus-2 rating to his ledger. Ovechkin extended his point streak to six games (two goals, six assists) with this performance. The 38-year-old winger is now just seven points short of 1,500 for his career.
OCTOBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Two-point effort in win Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal on four shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Devils.
Impact Ovechkin is rolling now with goals in two straight games and points in four straight. The 38-year-old winger opened the season with a pair of pointless outings, but he appears to be back on track. He has five points, 27 shots, 10 hits, four PIM and a plus-1 rating through six contests overall.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
"You miss 100% of the 14 shots you don't take" Wayne Ovechkin
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Gets first goal of season Ovechkin scored a power-play goal Tuesday in a 4-1 loss to Toronto. He fired 14 shots.
Impact It was the most non-Ovechkin goal that Ovie could score. He wired a shot from his office that was stopped, and as the play developed, he parked on the right post. Ovechkin then tapped in a hard pass from John Carlson behind a sprawling Joseph Woll with only 11 seconds left in the second. Much has been discussed about the 38-year-old's apparent decline, especially in shots, but his 14 shots suddenly change that story, at least on the surface. Still, new NHL Edge data suggest there may be genuine slippage in his game. Ovechkin's maximum shot speed has dropped from 101.52 mph in 2021-22 to 91.06 this season. And his max skating speed has declined from 22.16 mph to 19.91 in the same span. The sample size this season is small, but even the drop from 2021-22 to 2022-23 seems significant.
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ovechkin helps ESPN's Hextall off ice after interview | NHL.com Capitals forward lends a hand to help reporter over boards, both crack smiles after funny moment
OCTOBER 25, 2023 • NHL.COM
Alex Ovechkin, Connor Hellebuyck, Seattle Kraken among NHL's slow starters this season The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin and Jets' Connor Hellebuyck are among the NHL stars off to slow starts this season.
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • USATODAY.COM
Snags helper in loss Ovechkin recorded an assist and three hits in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Senators.
Impact For the second game in a row, Ovechkin failed to put a shot on goal. He was at least able to get on the scoresheet with a helper on John Carlson's tally. It's too soon to fret about Ovechkin's quiet start to the season, but the Capitals' offense is abysmal without the captain firing on all cylinders. He's supplied seven hits, four shots on goal and a minus-2 rating through three outings.
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Blanked in team's opener Ovechkin went without a point in Friday's 4-0 loss against the Penguins.
Impact Ovechkin ended up taking a team-high four shots on goal, but he was unable to cash in from his office. He also ended up with a minus-1 rating, a minor penalty and three hits in his 18:42 of ice time across 21 shifts. He'll look to notch his first point(s) of the season on Monday night against the visiting Flames.
OCTOBER 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
How to watch Penguins vs. Capitals: Alex Ovechkin-Sidney Crosby rivalry kicks off Caps season Washington went 12-9-5 in Metropolitan Division play and had a 35-37-10 record overall last season. The Capitals gave up 3.2 goals per game...
OCTOBER 13, 2023 • MASSLIVE.COM
Ovechkin at 38 resumes his pursuit of Gretzky's NHL goals record, 73 back going into the season
Alex Ovechkin is old and gray now — at least by hockey standardsOCTOBER 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ovechkin's 1st goal ☄️ | October 5th, 2005
OCTOBER 5, 2023 • YOUTUBE
Alex Ovechkin's Record Quest Headlines NHL's 2023-24 Race to 50 Goals In 2023-24, Alex Ovechkin is within reach of passing Gretzky and Bossy for the most 50-goal seasons in NHL history. Who else has what it tak...
AUGUST 22, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Alex Ovechkin's Record Quest Headlines NHL's 2023-24 Race to 50 Goals In 2023-24, Alex Ovechkin is within reach of passing Gretzky and Bossy for the most 50-goal seasons in NHL history. Who else has what it tak...
AUGUST 22, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
NHL Draft 2023: History of every No. 1 overall draft pick from Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid to Alex Ovechkin Bedard is the consensus No. 1 pick for 2023. Take a look at the company he's joining as the first overall selection.
JUNE 28, 2023 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Alex Ovechkin on the Panthers? The story behind the legendary 2003 plot to draft Ovi a year early GM Rick Dudley, who argued Ovechkin was eligible because of leap years: "Some will say it was a novel idea. Some will say it was nonsense."
JUNE 21, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Capitals mailbag: Reverse Retros? Alex Ovechkin trade? Sonny Milano regrets? Would the Capitals trade Ovechkin if it significantly improved his chances of becoming the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer?
JUNE 11, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Perspective | Spencer Carbery is now the Capitals' future — with and without Ovechkin The aging Capitals will navigate the future with a fresh-faced conductor, who knows how develop his players and himself.
JUNE 1, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Film study: Why Matvei Michkov is the best Russian prospect since Alex Ovechkin On pure talent, Michkov is arguably the highest-ceiling player in this draft class besides Connor Bedard.
MAY 17, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Connor Bedard and Alex Ovechkin on the same team? Examining a Caps dream lottery scenario Bedard, or Adam Fantilli, joining the Caps are long shots, to be sure. But, as they say, if you’re going to dream, dream big.
MAY 6, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Alex Ovechkin is chasing history. The Capitals need to keep up. Alex Ovechkin’s first 822 goals meant something. The next 73 should, too.
APRIL 13, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
