Alex Ovechkin shook off the kind of big hit he’s used to delivering and scored the kind of timely, clutch goals he has built his career on.
Ovechkin scored two rebound goals in the final seven minutes to give the Washington Capitals their seventh consecutive victory by coming back to beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Friday night.
A hit from big Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren that leveled Ovechkin and broke his stick maybe only woke up one of hockey’s greatest goal-scorers, who again showed he can put the puck in the net every which way.