Alex Ovechkin scores on penalty shot in Washington’s 5-3 win over Philadelphia
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Washington — On the 1,999th shot on goal of his NHL career, Alex Ovechkin was brought down from behind by Braydon Coburn.
That led to attempt No. 2,000, when the NHL’s two-time reigning MVP did something he’s never done before: He scored on a penalty shot.
Ovechkin ended an 0-for-5 career slump in penalty shots by beating Ray Emery with a backhand move with 4:12 to play as the Washington Capitals piled on the goals again Sunday, retaking first place in the Eastern Conference with a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Ovechkin is by far the fastest player to reach 2,000 shots since the NHL started keeping the stat in 1967. He’s done it in 4 1/2 seasons -- no one else has done it in six. He has 249 goals.
The Capitals scored four or more goals for the seventh game in a row. They are 6-1 in that stretch.
-- associated press
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