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Four goals: Ovechkin wills Caps to stunning shootout win vs. Bolts

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James OBrien

Leave it to Alex Ovechkin (and an astounding power play unit) to wash away the bitter taste of what seemed like a sure defeat for the Washington Capitals.

(Ovechkin’s partner-in-crime Nicklas Backstrom was phenomenal in his own right, scoring a goal and four assists for a five-point night.)

The Tampa Bay Lightning built a discouraging 3-0 lead on Tuesday, but Ovechkin & Co. roared back to win 6-5 via their captain’s impressive four-goal performance and the shootout.

Ovechkin started off by giving the Capitals some life with this 3-1 goal off the borderline unfair faceoff win + one-timer routine:

(Aside from winning the faceoff or hoping Ovi flubs the shot, it’s tough to give much advice in stopping that.)

The first of Ovechkin’s two power-play goals following Richard Panik’s boarding major featured a beautiful play between No. 8 and Marcus Johansson:

Ovi’s hat trick goal was another one of those nearly hopeless situations for opponents. It also might have provided a little redemption for Mike Green:

Finally, Ovechkin tied it up with about 30 seconds left, giving him four goals on the night and a ridiculous 26 goals in just 29 games.

That being said, he didn’t score in the shootout. Slacker.


A player has scored 4 goals in a game 24 times since dating to the ’05-06 season. Alex Ovechkin has 3 of those occasions.

— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) December 11, 2013


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