#5 Alex Ovechkin goal vs. Montreal Canadiens
On Feb. 18, 2009 against the Montreal Canadiens, the Washington Capitals would prevail 4-3 in the shootout. But nobody remembers how that entire game went. Everyone remembers Alex Ovechkin’s goal in the first period.
The execution of this is out of this world. Just a casual dump and the puck bounces along the boards but it couldn’t have bounced better for Ovechkin.
Once the puck was on the stick and he turned on the jets, fans got out of their seats and the Habs knew they were in big trouble.
Ovechkin cut to the inside, protecting the puck from a defender. Got knocked down but still executed to get the shot off into the net. Just “absolute brilliance” in the words of play by play broadcaster Joe Beninati.