Ovechkin scores his first goal in 15 games to lift Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets in OT

— Alex Ovechkin ended his long goal drought with a dramatic game-winner on Thursday night.
Dec 21, 2024, 11:12 pm - AP
NHLPP|ESPN+123OTT
Capitals11013
Blue Jackets01102
1st PeriodWSHCBJ
18:24Anthony Mantha (8) (Power Play)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (14), John Carlson (16)
10
2nd PeriodWSHCBJ
15:18Cole Sillinger (3)
Assists: Emil Bemstrom (5), Johnny Gaudreau (15)
11
17:24Anthony Mantha (9)
Assists: Aliaksei Protas (12), John Carlson (17)
21
3rd PeriodWSHCBJ
12:49Yegor Chinakhov (9)
Assists: Dmitri Voronkov (11), Erik Gudbranson (9)
22
OT SummaryWSHCBJ
4:07Alex Ovechkin (6) (Power Play)
Assists: Dylan Strome (7), John Carlson (18)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Erik Gudbranson hit Dylan Strome
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Ivan Miroshnichenko
  • Giveaway by Justin Danforth
  • Brendan Gaunce Tip-In Wide Left
  • Sean Kuraly hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Kirill Marchenko Backhand Wide Left
  • Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Emil Bemstrom
  • Dmitri Voronkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Erik Gudbranson hit Tom Wilson
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Aliaksei Protas
  • David Jiricek Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Zach Werenski Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson
  • Sean Kuraly hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Brendan Gaunce Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Emil Bemstrom Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Justin Danforth Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Justin Danforth Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Emil Bemstrom
  • Brendan Gaunce hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Sean Kuraly Deflected Above Crossbar
  • Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • David Jiricek Interference against Beck Malenstyn
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
  • Matthew Phillips shot blocked by Zach Werenski
  • Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sean Kuraly hit Nick Jensen
  • Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Sean Kuraly hit Matthew Phillips
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel shot blocked by Jake Bean
  • Dmitri Voronkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Yegor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Dmitri Voronkov Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Johnny Gaudreau
  • Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Kent Johnson
  • Kent Johnson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Erik Gudbranson Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Alexandre Texier Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Alexandre Texier Tripping against Martin Fehervary
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • Justin Danforth faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Justin Danforth faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Zach Werenski Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Emil Bemstrom
  • Brendan Gaunce Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Kirill Marchenko faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Justin Danforth Tip-In Wide Right
  • Zach Werenski Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Cole Sillinger Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Emil Bemstrom (5), Johnny Gaudreau (15)
  • Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Johnny Gaudreau Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jake Bean Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • David Jiricek Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Dmitri Voronkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Yegor Chinakhov Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Kent Johnson
  • Kent Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Zach Werenski Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Emil Bemstrom
  • Cole Sillinger hit Nic Dowd
  • Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • David Jiricek Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Johnny Gaudreau Backhand High and Wide Left
  • Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Cole Sillinger hit Anthony Mantha
  • Matthew Phillips shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
  • Matthew Phillips shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
  • Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Kent Johnson Slap Shot Short
  • Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Adam Fantilli Wrap-around Wide Left
  • Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Erik Gudbranson
  • Jake Bean Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Adam Fantilli Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Dmitri Voronkov faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Yegor Chinakhov Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Dmitri Voronkov (11), Erik Gudbranson (9)
  • Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  • Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Takeaway by Johnny Gaudreau
  • Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • David Jiricek Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Bean Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Emil Bemstrom
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Yegor Chinakhov
  • Justin Danforth Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
  • Elvis Merzlikins Roughing against Tom Wilson served by Kent Johnson
  • Off-side
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Joel Edmundson Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Puck in Netting
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Kirill Marchenko
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Matthew Phillips Deflected saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Kent Johnson shot blocked by Nick Jensen
  • Beck Malenstyn Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Nick Jensen
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Kent Johnson shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Nick Jensen
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Anthony Mantha Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Alex Ovechkin (14), John Carlson (16)
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
  • Off-side
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Matthew Phillips
  • Puck in Netting
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Andrew Peeke
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
  • Hand Pass
  • Puck in Netting
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • TV Timeout
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Left
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Puck in Netting
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Icing
  • Puck in Benches
  • Beck Malenstyn hit David Jiricek
  • David Jiricek shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Zach Werenski shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Off-side
  • Joel Edmundson Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Tom Wilson Deflected saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
  • Anthony Mantha Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (12), John Carlson (17)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Benches
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Justin Danforth
  • Puck in Netting
  • Joel Edmundson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Icing
  • Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Andrew Peeke shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Cole Sillinger
  • Icing
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Hendrix Lapierre Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Hendrix Lapierre Tip-In Wide Left
  • Anthony Mantha Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
  • John Carlson Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matthew Phillips Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Dmitri Voronkov
  • Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Justin Danforth shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Zach Werenski
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Tom Wilson Poke saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • On-Ice Official
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (7), John Carlson (18)
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