In a pivotal NHL game, Alex Ovechkin achieved a historic milestone by scoring his 30th goal of the season, marking his 18th 30-goal season, the most in NHL history. This goal contributed to the Washington Capitals securing a 2-0 lead over the Detroit Red Wings after two periods, with the score standing at 2-0 after 40 minutes. Ovechkin's achievement surpasses Mike Gartner's record and highlights his astonishing performance in the second half of the season, where he scored 22 goals in his last 32 games after only netting 8 in the first 43. Despite the Capitals' lead, the Red Wings were up 26-15 in shots on goal (SOG). The Capitals' goals were scored late in the second period, with Dylan Strome and Ovechkin both finding the net, the latter with just 7.2 seconds left. The game was crucial for the Capitals, and their performance in the second period was described as an unbelievable finish.
Alexander Ovechkin scores his 30th of the year for the 18th time in his career! 🦅 That's the most 30-goal seasons in NHL history! 🙌 https://t.co/BYS04fbSQU
Alex Ovechkin becomes the first player in NHL history with 18 30-goal seasons! https://t.co/MH3ipkW150
Alex Ovechkin has 30 goals. Absolutely remarkable 2nd-half of the season. He scored 8 times in 43 games. He was on pace for 15 goals at the midway point. What an absolutely astonishing turnaround. He's 42 goals away from Gretzky. He has a shot to do it next season. Unreal. https://t.co/LLxr8a2Kn8
That’s 30 Goals for Alex Ovechkin…for the 18th time. No one has ever had 18 thirty goal seasons…no one.
I think @Rupper17 told me at Winter Classic that Ovechkin would still get 30 goals this season. I think he had seven at the time. He has 22 goals in his past 32 games after scoring 8 in his first 43. https://t.co/nhtgsyLSDR
Ovechkin’s 30th of the season gives the #ALLCAPS a 2-0 lead in DET in the biggest game of the year. That’s 18 30 goal seasons for Ovi, who just passed Mike Gartner for the most in NHL history.
Ovechkin scores with 7.2 seconds left in the second period, giving the Capitals a 2-0 lead over the Red Wings. Massive goal in a massive game.
#RedWings trail Capitals 2-0 after two, outshooting them 26-16.
The Great Eight does it again! Alex Ovechkin becomes the first player in NHL history to record 18 seasons with at least 30 goals! 🚨 https://t.co/Uv5VH8Hb32
Ovechkin scores with 7.2 left in second period to make it 2-0. 30th goal of the season. That's his 18th 30-goal season breaking tie with Mike Gartner for most in NHL history.
Caps with an unbelievable finish to the 2nd period. Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin both score before intermission. Good guys up 2-0 in a must-game.
Ovechkin hits 30 goals, and no one in NHL history has more 30-goal campaigns than him. #ALLCAPS up 2-0 after 40. DET up 26-15 in SOG.
His 30th, giving him an NHL-record 18 30-goal seasons. https://t.co/hl2IyErcQ4
2-0 Washington now, Ovechkin with 7.2 seconds left in the second period. Brutal end to the period, after Red Wings had largely controlled play for the first 30 minutes of the game. Now they trail 2-0 after 2
Ovechkin hits 30 goals, and no one in NHL history has more 30-goal campaigns to an him. #ALLCAPS up 2-0
Capitals double up with 7.2 seconds left 2p, Oveckin strikes.
Ovechkin. 2-0
Ovechkin with the snipe and Capitals score with 7.2 seconds left in the second to take a 2-0 lead. #RedWings
Capitals put on a surge on three consecutive shifts and Strome scores from the right circle for 1-0 lead with 2:13 left in second period. Fehervary, after blocking a shot earlier, was back out there and helped set it up.
Capitals with a looooong OZ shift and it ends with the game’s first goal. Dylan Strome after Red Wings just could not clear. There was a near miss of an open net earlier in same shift. 1-0 Washington
Capitals take 1-0 lead on Wings late 2p, Strome goal.
Strome. 1-0
Strome breaks the ice with 2:13 left in the second after #RedWings fail to clear the zone. 1-0 Capitals.
No. 851 for Alex Ovechkin, who has given the #ALLCAPS a 2-0 first period lead. That is Ovi’s 29th on the season. https://t.co/RhCbALmPJ7