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Gr8 Memories: A Sen-sational Night

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We don’t know whether this will be Alex Ovechkin’s final season as a Washington Capital or not, but there’s never a bad time to reflect back on two decades of being treated to this amazing talent. So each game day throughout the 2025-26 season, we’re going to be picking an Ovechkin moment to remember against that day’s opponent!

Ovi’s First Five-Spot – December 29, 2007

In his first two seasons and change, Alex Ovechkin put the NHL on notice that he was capable of not only scoring at will but doing so multiple times in a game (and set other people up for goals, as well).