Washington Capitals hockey player Alex Ovechkin is a superstar and phenomenal hockey player. The Russian's presence on the ice has instilled fear in every opposing team in the NHL since he made his league debut in 2005. It's hard to believe that Ovechkin is just now reaching his so-called "age peak" despite turning 30 next month.

Thus, given that this list will change in the next 10 years, we bring to your attention the top 5 goals of the Big Eight.

5. Goal after cheating 4 hockey players against the Montreal Canadiens

In fifth place is the goal, which is not so much spectacular as it is a demonstration of Ovechkin's assertiveness. I'm not sure what the Montreal coach said to his hockey players after the game, but between the lines it probably slipped that "it was a beautifully performed version of the musical" Chorus Line ". After Ovechkin got the puck on the right flank, he forced four Canadiens players to move to the left, and then shot past the goaltender through the sticks of two of them.

4. Goal after going from gate to gate against the Chicago Blackhawks

Ovechkin is famous for speeding up from his blue line, but goal number 4 demonstrates this better than any of his other goals. After picking up the puck in his zone (near his goalkeeper), Ovechkin flies the entire court in 7 seconds (past three Chicago hockey players) and then hits the net after an insulting feint with the puck passing between his legs. He scored this puck in the 2011-2012 season.

3. Kneeling goal against the New York Rangers

Ovechkin scored this goal in a game lost to the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Conference Semifinals, but that doesn't make it any less extraordinary. When a hockey player scores a goal while on his knees and slipping past two of the best defensemen in the league, he deserves to be included in the top 5.

2. Goal in the fall against the Montreal Canadiens

In the 2008-2009 season, Ovechkin scored another beautiful goal that must be seen to be believed. The pass of the Montreal hockey player was intercepted by Ovechkin at the center line, and after a stunning turn, he was already rushing to the gates of the Canadiens, leaving behind a somewhat discouraged Roman Gamrlik. However, this is just the easy part. Ovechkin scored this goal after he had already fallen to the ice. This proves that the Russians are capable of much even lying down.

1. Goal after slipping between two defensemen against New Jersey

There are plenty of Capitals fans who will scream that this a goal against Phoenix, scored from behind, should not only be included in the top 5, but also be in it in first place. No matter how cool this goal was, let me say that in that case there was an element of luck. It seems to me that the New Jersey goal in 2014 demonstrated all the qualities of the left winger: assertiveness, power, skill, and, it seems, the acquired quality of resisting gravity (almost).

Ovechkin scores a megagoal in overtime, Kucherov leads the scorers (video)

1. THREE STARS OF THE DAY

Now there is a good reason to explain how we count these three stars of the day. By what principles? Look here.

Today is a very difficult day to choose. Five Russian players at once scored 2 (1+1) points in the match. And how to choose the top three?

Let's see whose team won. It turned out that all these points brought victories to their clubs. Labor has not gone to waste.

Then we look who scored the winning goals. It turned out there were three. Very good was Evgeni Malkin (1+1). He went to the gate like a tank, almost crushed them. Shove the puck into the meat net. Right out of the goal area, although he was pushed in the back. But this goal did not win.

Although 15 seconds before the end of the third period, with the score 2:2, Malkin gave a standard pass along the blue line, but the throw from the Finnish defender Olli Maatta turned out to be so luxurious that the puck flew into the net. And it decided everything.

Nikita Kucherov is simply a god. Leads in the dispute among the league's top scorers (46 points), leads in goals (23). Now I have scored two points, having opened an account in the 30th minute. There, the Fetisovskaya transfer across the entire site from Victor Hedman delights. Kucherov ran one to zero and scored. This is also not the winning goal, although the whole combination is a masterpiece.

So, we have three Russian hockey players with game-winning goals. They entered the top three stars. How to arrange them? Of course, the beauty of the pucks.

Third place - Vladimir Tarasenko. Although the first star in St. Louis was goalkeeper Carter Hatton, who made a cracker with 48 saves. Just a plague!

Tarasenko, on the other hand, distinguished himself in the majority, when the puck bounced towards him, and Volodya delivered an accurate wrist shot. The great master realized his moment.

Second place - when a defender scores 2 (1+1) points, this is already an event. When Mikhail Sergachev does this, you are amazed at how great a 19-year-old guy plays! On points, he is at the level of Pavel Buchnevich, but he is a forward.

The game with Colorado turned out to be crazy, we saw 11 goals in it. Sergachev also scored in the 52nd minute, when he had a great time to finish off at someone else's goal. At the same time, Misha was lucky that the puck ricocheted off the opponent's skate. But it's so good to quit - you still need to be able to.

First place - Alexander Ovechkin scored in overtime with Anaheim. The goal was amazing. Ovi pulled the puck out of his zone, went to the right flank and hit such a dashing shot from middle distance that the puck sank into the far nine. The goalkeeper didn't even have time to react to it.

Therefore, three stars of the day: Ovechkin, Sergachev, Tarasenko. Although after such gaming evenings thoughts arise to determine five stars. But there are days when, figuratively speaking, one and a half Russians play in all teams of the league. So three is the optimal number.

2. OUTDOOR MATCH

NHL in the days of its anniversary held a match under open sky. In Ottawa, 33,959 spectators came to hockey. And even if the owner of the club, Eugene Melnik, complains that he has a bad attendance and interest in the city for the team, when a big event is arranged, and Montreal is invited to it, there will always be a full house.

Goaltender Craig Anderson made a biscuit, reflecting 28 shots. Erik Karlsson completed eight blocks and spent 32 minutes and 55 seconds on the ice with a +3 utility, an assist and seven shots on goal. It can be seen that Eric did all this in order not to freeze. After all, it was "-11" outside, and I had to run a lot so as not to turn into an icicle. By the way, in the entire history of open-air matches, it was only colder in Edmonton in 2003 (“-18”).

“It was freezing cold and getting colder with each period, and the second was generally oak,” said Ottawa forward Bobby Ryan.

But the match itself was historic. He recreated the very first game in NHL history, when Ottawa took to the ice against Montreal on December 19, 1917. This is a very cool moment.

3. BEST MOMENT EVER

God, it was very difficult! The league is already 100 years old. A million events, goals scored, champions, victories, saves and trophies. How to determine the best - is unclear.

But the league shortlisted 64 episodes. And arranged a playoff between them, making a grid. As a result, two points reached the final. 1970 Bobby Orr scores the decisive goal against St. Louis in the 1970 Stanley Cup Final.

Everything came together in that moment. The greatness of Bobby Orr, the Stanley Cup final, the winning puck. And most importantly - the beauty of the moment, grace, aesthetic pleasure. How many photos and posters of flying Orr have been circulated around North America! This picture has become a symbol of a whole generation, of that era of the NHL.

Is it possible to find fault with this moment? No. Although if you really try, then let's say - well, yes, Orr received a pass from behind the gate, scored and threw up his hands in joy in the fall. And now what?

But only those who do not understand the meaning and beauty of hockey can say this.

However, he lost this moment in the final, and the match of Pittsburgh against New Jersey in 1988 was recognized as the first. It was December 31, and then the great Mario Lemieux had a New Year's illumination. He scored eight points and scored five completely different goals: in equal compositions, in the minority, in the majority, a free throw and into an empty net.

Watch the video - by the way, the second goal is somewhat similar to Orr's flying puck.

Lemieux himself was surprised when he was named the best: "I thought Bobby would win."

The award was presented to him by Guy Lefleur, whose matches Mario watched when he was a child.

And it is a pity that Lemieux played so little due to injuries and health problems. He was an amazing hockey player, capable of scoring 1,000 goals in his career. Simply space. And when you talk or write about such people, about the entire history of the NHL, you get the feeling that you are touching something great and grandiose.

THREE STARS OF THE DAY

1* - Alexander OVECHKIN (Washington)
Scored 2 (1+1) points in the match with Anaheim (3:2 OT)

2** - Mikhail SERGACHEV (Tampa Bay)
Scored 2 (1+1) points in the match against Colorado (6:5)

3*** - Vladimir TARASENKO (St. Louis)
Scored 2 (1+1) points in the match with Winnipeg (2:0)

Overall standings for the season*:
35 - Kucherov
34 - Ovechkin
30 - Radulov
28 - Bobrovsky, Tarasenko
23 - Panarin
21 - Buchnevich
20 - Kuznetsov
19 - Malkin
18 - Vasilevsky
15 - Sergachev
14 - Anisimov
12 - Zaitsev
11 - Kulikov
10 - Varlamov
9 - Namestnikov, Provorov
8 - Yakupov
7 - Dadonov, Khudobin
6 - Zadorov
5 - Slepyshev, Antipin
4 - Goldobin, Orlov, Emelin, Burmistrov
3 - Shipachev, Mironov
2 - Kulemin
1 - Barbashev

* First place - 3 points, second place - 2 points, third place - 1 point

SCOREBOARD OF THE DAY

Colorado - Tampa Bay - 5:6 (0:0, 1:4, 4:2)
Landeskog (Yakupov, Zadorov), Landeskog, Landeskog, MacKinnon, MacKinnon (Zadorov) - KUCHEROV, Strolman (SERGACHEV), Hedman (KUCHEROV), Gurd, Strolman, SERGACHEV
K: Yakupov (0+1; 0, 0, 3, 11.26)
Zadorov (0+2; +1, 0, 0, 19.51)
TB: Kucherov (1+1; +1, 2, 4, 16.04)
Namestnikov (0+0; 0, 0, 1, 18.05)
Sergachev (1+1; +1, 0, 3, 15.37)

Washington - Anaheim - 3:2 OT (0:1, 0:1, 2:0, 1:0)
Backstrom (OVECHKIN), KUZNETSOV, OVECHKIN - Grant, Silfverberg
B: Ovechkin (1+1; +2, 0, 4, 22.49)
Kuznetsov (1+0; +1, 0, 1, 19.11)
Orlov (0+0; +2, 0, 0, 24.29)

St. Louis - Winnipeg - 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
TARASENKO, Dunn (TARASENKO)
SL: Tarasenko (1+1; 0, 0, 5, 18.22)
V: Kulikov (0+0; 0, 2, 2, 19.04)

Philadelphia - Dallas - 2:1 OT (0:1, 1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Hostisbir, Hostisbir - Smith
F: Provorov (0+0; 0, 0, 0, 24.39)
D: Radulov (0+0; 0, 4, 1, 20.31)
Carolina - Columbus - 2:1 (1:1, 1:0, 0:0)
D.Staal, Hanifin - Wennberg
K: Panarin (0+0; 0, 0, 1, 24.11)
to Bobrovsky (24-22; 91.7%, 58.20)

Arizona - Pittsburgh - 2:4 (0:0, 1:2, 1:2)
Cousins, Domi - Rowney, MALKIN, Maatta (MALKIN), Crosby
P: Malkin (1+1; +1, 2, 5, 19.37)
Calgary - Nashville - 0:2 (0:0, 0:2, 0:0)
Johansen, Fiala
N: Emelin (0+0; +1, 0, 4, 19.20)

Boston - Rangers - 2:3 OT (0:1, 1:1, 1:0, 0:1)
Heinen, Marchand - Grabner, Miller, Zuccarello
R: Buchnevich (0+0; 0, 2, 2, 13.44)

Minnesota - Edmonton - 2:3 (0:0, 1:2, 1:1)
Dam, Dam - Nugent-Hopkins, Lucic, Pulujärvi

Ottawa - Montreal - 3:0 (0:0, 1:0, 2:0)
Pajo, Ryan, Thompson

Islanders - Los Angeles - 4:3 OT (1:2, 0:0, 2:1, 1:0)
Bailey, Tavares, Lee, Eberle - Fantenberg, Toffoli, Kopitar

In brackets: goals + assists; utility, penalty, rolls, time.
Goalkeepers: throws - saves; % of reflected throws, time.

BOMBARDIERS: KUCHEROV Tampa Bay - 46 (23+23) points, Stamkos Tampa Bay - 43 (12+31), Tavares Islanders - 40 (19+21), McDavid Edmonton - 40 (12+28), Bailey Islanders - 40 (9 +31), Voracek Philadelphia - 40 (7+33), Kopitar Los Angeles - 39 (17+22), Godreau Calgary - 39 (13+26)…

OVECHKIN Washington - 37 (23+14), KUZNETSOV Washington - 36 (11+25), TARASENKO St. Louis - 35 (15+20), MALKIN Pittsburgh - 30 (10+20), GORGEONS Tampa Bay - 28 (13 +15), Panarin Columbus - 28 (7+21), RADULOV Dallas - 27 (11+16), BUCNEVICH Rangers - 23 (11+12), SERGACHEV Tampa Bay - 23 (8+15).

Almost 13 years have passed since the famous goal Alexandra Ovechkina against the Phoenix Coyotes. As soon as they didn’t call this moment in January 2006, which in an instant became a famous page in the history of the NHL: a goal from behind the ear, a goal with his back to the goal, a prone goal, or simply, but respectfully, The Goal. Then the cheeky Russian rookie made a laughing stock of the Phoenix defender Paula Mary and in an acrobatic fall sent the puck into the team's goal Wayne Gretzky.

“Even the opposing players commented on it! As Alex rolled to his bench to receive congratulations, Gretzky said, "Nice goal," the former Capitals coach proudly recalled. Glen Hanlon.

“Of course, I was lucky, but I accept such luck. It was an incredible time. My dream has completely come true, I play in the NHL, I scored such a special goal and Gretzky was there. I felt that I needed to quit when I was falling, ”Ovechkin himself later recalled.

It seemed that it was already impossible to repeat this goal - too much had to add up for someone else to score while lying on their back, and all the goalkeepers in the world must have watched the famous Ovechkin puck more than once. However, records are good because someday their power comes to an end.

In the match between the New York Islanders and the Vancouver Canucks, the audience saw a complete repetition of Ovechkin's goal against the Coyotes 13 years ago. The author of the new masterpiece was the German striker, who, in the sixth minute of the first period, left the Canucks defender out of work Ben Hutton, and the goalkeeper Jacob Markström. The angle at which Kuenhakl delivered the “throw from behind the ear” was even sharper than Ovechkin’s, and if Tom hadn’t scored, no one would have thought to scold him, especially since the opponent had a delayed penalty.

Künhakl's goal allowed the Islanders to make the score 1:1, and after such beauty, the Islanders expectedly added and made a decisive effort to win. Kuenhakl himself, inspired by success, scored a double, and Vancouver after this fell apart and scored in his own net - the goal recorded for forward Josh Bailey was actually scored by Vancouver defender Chris Tanev.

As a result, the "islanders" won a convincing victory with a score of 5:2, and Künhakl received a portion of glory in full. The 26-year-old German scored more than one goal in a game for the first time, but the point, of course, is not in the number, but in how exactly he did it.

"Great goal. And at the same time incredibly nasty and even ugly. Beautiful in the sense that the striker managed to throw, even when he fell and was lying on the ice with his back to the goal. Ugly, because goaltender Jakob Markström had no right to miss such a shot, ”said NBC Sports columnist Adam Gretz.

“Did Kuenhakl dethrone Ovechkin by scoring the same goal as Alexander 12 years ago?” - wondered edition of Yahoo Sports. We invite our readers to answer this.

Video posted on the official YouTube channel of the NHL.

The National Hockey League (NHL) included the puck of the Russian striker "Washington Capitals" Alexander Ovechkin against the "Phoenix Coyotes", scored on January 16, 2006, in the list of the best moments in the history of the tournament.

“Brendan Witt threw the puck into the middle zone. I picked up speed and picked her up. He took the puck under him, rolled on his back and somehow scored. The goal turned out beautiful, but here I was lucky. It was just luck. Luck? Mastery? I don't know. Call it what you want, ”Ovechkin said, commenting on that episode.

It is noteworthy that that intcbatch puck, by the way called "Goal", on January 16, celebrated its tenth anniversary.

YouTube VIDEO: Ovechkin's goal made NHL history

Note that in the century-long history of the NHL, there have been several goals that have become icons. So, the puck of the great defender Bobby Orr, abandoned in the 1970 Stanley Cup final against St. Louis. it is reported by "Soviet sport". It was called the Flying Goal. After receiving a pass from Derek Sanderson, he scored a goal for goalkeeper Glenn Hall. Blues player Noel Picard tripped him. Orr took to the air and froze in the famous pose, as if he were hovering over the site.

AT modern history The Golden Goal is a puck scored by Sidney Crosby at the Vancouver Olympics. It was an overtime final against Team USA. Watch the video, remember that match again.

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