Ovechkin's new double: dragged Washington into overtime from 0:2. The referees did not even immediately see the second goal

Before Jagr – 7 goals.

The Athletic published a text about Alexander Ovechkin and his chances for the Heart Trophy – a prize for the greatest contribution to the success of his team in the regular season.

“Every night he is a constant threat, said Peter Laviolette. “He is the reason we are in the position we are in.” The author himself – Tariq El-Bashir – asks himself: should Ovechkin be considered a favorite in the fight for the Heart?

The best scorer and sniper of the season did not delay answering.

The match with “Ottawa” was not very successful – by the beginning of the third period, “Washington” lost at home 0:2. Ovechkin got down to business, went to the penny area, and found a successful rebound there.

Ovechkin also found his second puck in front of the goal – however, at first not everyone understood that there was a goal: the puck instantly flew out, the game continued, and only in the pause did the referees go to watch the replay . But in general, leaving the captain of Washington alone in such a position is not a good idea.

“Did I know right away that the puck went into the goal? No. I thought she hit the crossbar, so I tried to play until the whistle,” Alexander said after the match. not him, but Niklas Backstrom, who was simply presented with the puck.

Of course, it was the Caps leader who was recognized as the first star of the game: 2 goals, “+3” utility, 5 throws and 4 hits.

That night, Ovechkin was caught up in both the scorer list (Dreiseitl) and the sniper race (Chris Kreider). Of course, it’s too early to talk about Hart, but for now it’s the Washington captain who looks like a hockey player who fits the description of the prize perfectly. By the way, before that, “Hart” was not taken away by players over 35 years old. Alexander can become the first here too.

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