This Alex Ovechkin Goal Is Ridiculous

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This Alex Ovechkin Goal Is Ridiculous

Alex Ovechkin scored a gorgeous goal against the Devils, twisting up a defender and going top shelf on the backhand as he fell down.

Damn, Alex Ovechkin scored a doozy of a goal midway through the third period against the Devils tonight. After a Devils misfire in the Capitals zone, Ovechkin got the puck on the far-side boards and raced into the Devils zone with one man to beat, and did he ever beat him. He dragged the puck behind his body and went between his legs to free himself into the center of the ice, essentially breaking his defender's ankles, and then he was off to the net.

He lost his balance as he approached the crease, but it didn't matter. He went top shelf on the backhand as he was going down to the ice and beat Cory Schneider to put the Caps up 3-0.

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