During the regular season, Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin made history when he became the NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer, surpassing the legendary Wayne Gretzky during an April 6 loss to the New York Islanders. On Monday, Ovechkin made more history, this time of the personal kind, in the Capitals' playoff-opening 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
Ovechkin scored a goal—his second of the game—2:26 into the overtime period, the first playoff overtime goal of his illustrious career. After the game, Ovechkin was asked to describe the feeling after achieving that feat for the first time. As he has done so many times in similar instances throughout the season, the three-time Hart Trophy winner had a selfless and humble reaction to the accomplishment.
