Washington Capitals: Top 25 goals of all-time
#1 The Goal by Alex Ovechkin
Number one is the greatest goal not only scored in Washington Capitals history but perhaps NHL history. Alex Ovechkin was only a rookie. In fact he was only 20 years old. But by January 2006 he had a goal that was simply sensational.
All the kid did was score goals. Who cared that year whether the Caps won or lost? They were still a ways from making the playoffs. But the future was bright.
The way he scored this was just dirty in the sickest way possible. He goes down, spins while falling while maintaining control of the puck to put it in.
What made this goal even better was who was in the building that day. Wayne Gretzky was the coach of the Coyotes at the time and was behind the bench when the play happened.
People in the arena could not believe their eyes. Once the video board showed the replay there were gasps. A young Auston Matthews was at the game in awe and he was just a kid literally. Gretzky couldn’t help but keep looking up at the video replay.
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Those are my top 25 goals all time. Which goal was your favorite? Which ones did I miss?