Alex's latest addition to his personal highlight reel.

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This one’s better than the goal in Glendale. The behind-the-back self pass and the fact that it’s at home, so you get the goal horn and the fan reaction, make it #1.

What a privilege to see such talent and drive in our own barn.

by Cap74 on Feb 18, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions

don’t forget wearing the home town jersey…

by Sct112 on Feb 18, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions

it’s hard for me to differentiate this goal from the play against buffalo earlier this year. replace the sweet wall pass with a sweet deke between two players…he falls down on both…on one he’s fending off a player as he shoots, on the other, he has to carry the puck all the way from his defensive zone…

very good goals (i’ll stand by top-5), but nothing beats scoring from his back in arizona. he could replicate this one; he’ll never be able to replicate that beauty.

by Natty Bumppo on Feb 18, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions

The pass and spin move is a very underrated part of this goal. Heck, it’s not even really in most of the replays.

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by J.P. on Feb 18, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions

A spin move itself is underrated, what Ovi did on this goal a REVERSE spin more — he went against the grain – and that is just pure bad ASS. People can’t do that on 2 feet let alone skates.

That’s why I think this is his baddest goal of all time.

by vt caps fan on Feb 18, 2009 11:31 PM EST up reply actions

Mike Green agrees.

by bigonetimer on Feb 19, 2009 12:48 AM EST up reply actions

no disagreement that the spin-move, self-pass is the really astounding part of the goal.
for what it’s worth, ovechkin described the goal as “top 10,” and reiterated that the arizona goal was his favorite.

by Natty Bumppo on Feb 19, 2009 7:24 AM EST up reply actions

Yes. The reverse spin is usually reserved for running backs and wide outs playing on turf or with 1-inch spikes on.

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by J.P. on Feb 19, 2009 7:26 AM EST up reply actions

my favorite part of the sportscenter highlight package

steve levy: “you do realize he’s doing this on SKATES!”

by Natty Bumppo on Feb 19, 2009 7:32 AM EST up reply actions

That was fast.

by David Getz on Feb 18, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions

ЧУВСТВУЮЩИЙ ТОШНОТУ

by bigonetimer on Feb 18, 2009 9:13 PM EST reply actions

with the air kisses after the marker….unfrickin real

by bigonetimer on Feb 18, 2009 9:18 PM EST reply actions

Pretty soon, these goals won’t impress us anymore because have done this “fall down, score” trick so many times.

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by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 18, 2009 9:21 PM EST reply actions

yup. time for some back flips or some shit :)

by ns on Feb 18, 2009 10:31 PM EST reply actions

Hamrlik being throughly pwned, combined with where he thought he was going with it, make it better than Glendale for me.

"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."

by Bald Pollack on Feb 18, 2009 11:37 PM EST reply actions

I wasn’t in Phoenix back in ‘06…but I was in the Verizon Center tonight. The minute we saw it, we knew we had just seen something AMAZING—I didn’t even need a replay (but I’m glad they showed us quite a few)!

Ovechkin obviously just lives for this stuff too—I don’t know they showed this on TV, but in the first stopage afterwards (after yet another in-house replay), they cut to Ovie sitting on the bench and when he sees himself on the jumbotron, he gives everyone the ‘ol "I can’t hear you!" hand to the ear gesture. Everyone went flat-out nuts.

Overall, this was a bit of a sloppy effort by the home team, but I’m really glad the managed to pull out a victory on a night which will live on in highlight reels for quite some time.

by PaintDrinkingPete on Feb 18, 2009 11:57 PM EST reply actions

Just agape.

Anyone have Joe B’s call?

by bronco6778 on Feb 19, 2009 12:20 AM EST reply actions

The TSN announcers and commentators were not going sufficiently apeshit for this goal. It may not be quite as amazing as the Phoenix goal, but it’s close and that much is amazing enough.

by grapejoos on Feb 19, 2009 12:55 AM EST reply actions

take me out back, shoot me, and call it a mercy killing……..

by Pi on Feb 19, 2009 4:50 AM EST reply actions

We are so lucky to get to watch Ovechkin night in, night out.

by Moonage Daydream on Feb 19, 2009 7:14 AM EST reply actions

When AO scored “The Goal,” the WaPo ran the graphic below. Hopefully they’ll do one for “The Sequel.”

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by J.P. on Feb 19, 2009 7:34 AM EST reply actions

I will be stunned if this is not #1 on goals of the week next week.

by gotsparkly on Feb 19, 2009 12:27 PM EST reply actions

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