Alex Ovechkin just added another incredible moment to his legendary career – and this one was pure magic.
The Washington Capitals superstar scored his first-ever playoff overtime goal Monday night, swatting the puck baseball-style out of mid-air to give his team a thrilling 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
It couldn’t have come at a better time. The Game 1 victory puts the Caps up 1-0 in their first-round playoff series.
“I just tried to hit it,” Ovechkin said with his trademark grin after the game. “Sometimes the crazy ones go in.”
That’s putting it mildly. The 38-year-old future Hall of Famer has scored nearly every type of goal imaginable in his 19 NHL seasons, but somehow had never netted an overtime winner in the playoffs until now.
The highlight-reel goal sent the Capital One Arena crowd into absolute chaos. Fans who’ve watched Ovi score over 850 regular season goals witnessed yet another first from their captain.
For a player who’s broken seemingly every scoring record out there, he’s still finding new ways to amaze.
