Publisher's Synopsis
"It took Alexander Ovechkin a grand total of 40 seconds to announce his arrival in the National Hockey League (NHL), crushing Columbus defenseman Radoslav SuchÔy with such a bone-rattling hit on his first shift that it dislodged the Plexiglas and delayed the game for repairs. It is, however, what the just-turned twenty-year-old left winger did in the second period of his NHL debut-and has been doing now for 15 seasons and counting-that continues to amaze and delight Washington Capitals fans while terrorizing goalies throughout the league. During that second period, Ovechkin, a man with goal scoring imprinted in his DNA, drifted into the slot like a wily veteran and found an open space from which he rocketed a one-timer past helpless Blue Jackets' goalie Pascal Leclaire. That blast, coupled with a nifty power-play goal he tucked into the back of the net less than five minutes later, ignited what has turned out to be one of the greatest s
