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January 31, 2008 - If you could single out one game as Alex Ovechkin's greatest performance, it should probably be this one. Ovi singlehandedly turned an otherwise typical Thursday night game into an all-time classic with a dominating performance. In addition to scoring his second 4-goal game in 34 days, he dished out an assist and delivered 3 thunderous hits to lead the Capitals to an overtime win. It is the perfect encapsulation of the Great 8 at his peak - he could run you over one shift then score on you the next. And if that wasn't impressive enough, he did all this with a broken nose for half the game. It was truly spectacular to watch, and for all the fanfare he gets these days, I hope people never forget how damn unstoppable he was in his early years.
This is a higher-quality version of a previous video I made on this game. Shortened it to include only the big plays - goals, assists, hits, shots, etc. If you want to see every shift check out the old version of this video youtu.be/5lnuRbFj-YQ.
- Period 1 -
Start of game and first shift - 0:00
Gets high-sticked by Alex Kovalev - 1:04
Huge hit on Steve Begin - 2:05
Goal #1 - 3:02
Big hit on Mike Komisarek - 5:08
- Period 2 -
Big hit on Francis Bouillon - 6:02
Assist on Viktor Kozlov goal - 7:00
Breaks nose on hit by Francis Bouillon - 8:10
Hit on Komisarek - 9:10
Goal #2 - 9:54
- Period 3 -
Monster hit on Josh Gorges - 11:12
Goal #3 - 12:39
- Overtime -
First shift of OT - 15:10
Second shift of OT - 16:43
Goal #4 - 17:12
More classic Ovechkin games - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH8bFa0t7qpQfBYEXybnEr9NbAqFcPyyq
All clips belong to the NHL. They are being used for entertainment purposes only, not for profit.
January 31, 2008 - If you could single out one game as Alex Ovechkin's greatest performance, it should probably be this one. Ovi singlehandedly turned an otherwise typical Thursday night game into an all-time classic with a dominating performance. In addition to scoring his second 4-goal game in 34 days, he dished out an assist and delivered 3 thunderous hits to lead the Capitals to an overtime win. It is the perfect encapsulation of the Great 8 at his peak - he could run you over one shift then score on you the next. And if that wasn't impressive enough, he did all this with a broken nose for half the game. It was truly spectacular to watch, and for all the fanfare he gets these days, I hope people never forget how damn unstoppable he was in his early years.
This is a higher-quality version of a previous video I made on this game. Shortened it to include only the big plays - goals, assists, hits, shots, etc. If you want to see every shift check out the old version of this video youtu.be/5lnuRbFj-YQ.
- Period 1 -
Start of game and first shift - 0:00
Gets high-sticked by Alex Kovalev - 1:04
Huge hit on Steve Begin - 2:05
Goal #1 - 3:02
Big hit on Mike Komisarek - 5:08
- Period 2 -
Big hit on Francis Bouillon - 6:02
Assist on Viktor Kozlov goal - 7:00
Breaks nose on hit by Francis Bouillon - 8:10
Hit on Komisarek - 9:10
Goal #2 - 9:54
- Period 3 -
Monster hit on Josh Gorges - 11:12
Goal #3 - 12:39
- Overtime -
First shift of OT - 15:10
Second shift of OT - 16:43
Goal #4 - 17:12
More classic Ovechkin games - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH8bFa0t7qpQfBYEXybnEr9NbAqFcPyyq
All clips belong to the NHL. They are being used for entertainment purposes only, not for profit.
