Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin’s still got it.
The 38-year-old took the ice on Saturday and put on a show in an All-Star game between the best NHLers and KHLers in Moscow.
Playing with Artemi Panarin, Evgeni Malkin and more familiar faces, Ovechkin got to work quickly, striking in the first minute of action. In classic Ovechkin fashion, his goal came off a snapshot from the left circle off a feed from Panarin.
Ovechkin scores from Panarin’s assist in the NHL vs KHL Russian stars charity game #ALLCAPS #NYR pic.twitter.com/TAVe0xM0Zm
— Daria Tuboltseva (@DariaTuboltseva) July 20, 2024
He also had quite the celebration as he pumped up the crowd from the bench.
Cute of the day: during the goal celebration, Evgeni Malkin's son Nikita Malkin stood behind Ovechkin. pic.twitter.com/S5jCvMR7EF
— Uggg (@Uggg_uggg) July 20, 2024
The final score of the game was 8-8, and Ovechkin was named the player of the game. Former Capitals Dmitry Orlov and Ilya Kovalchuk were on Ovechkin’s team, while Dmitri Jaskin played for the KHL stars.
Ovechkin is entering his 20th NHL season and sits 42 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record.
