Washington Capitals: Top 25 goals of all-time

#8 Alex Ovechkin first goal

You can’t get to number eight and have it not be about Alex Ovechkin am I right? So number eight in our top 25 goals list is none other than the very first of (so far at the time this publishing) 822.

After a year of no hockey and having to wait a bit before the 2004 number one pick donned a Capitals uniform on the ice, Oct. 5, 2005 came and the NHL was back. The Capitals hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets and the great eight made a memorable first impression to us and the league.

Ovechkin had two goals including a rocket from downtown to get his goal scoring off to a roaring start. He also had a hit and later a hit that I think had to stop the game and have the crew get new glass.

Nobody knew at the time how good Alex Ovechkin was going to be. We knew he’d be good. But nobody thought he was going to be chasing Wayne Gretzky at this point in his career or even still be playing, let alone for the Caps.

One thing was for sure, those who left MCI Center that night were in awe and knew it was just the beginning of greatness before our very eyes.