Washington Post · Jan 12, 2016
Alex Ovechkin has Powerball fever
Alex Ovechkin celebrates after scoring his 500th career goal on Sunday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)How could life possibly get any better for Alex Ovechkin, who scored the 500th and 501st goals of his career on Sunday and was named the NHL’s “First Star” of the week?
Well, the Capitals captain could win his first Stanley Cup this spring. He could also win the Powerball drawing on Wednesday.
Ovechkin, who signed a 13-year, $124 million contract in 2008, was spotted buying Powerball tickets with his dad at a 7-11 in McLean on Saturday. He didn’t win Saturday’s $800 million prize, but with the jackpot at a record $1.4 billion ahead of Wednesday’s drawing, perhaps he tried his luck again.