Alexander Ovechkin keeps goal tally rolling after scoring No. 920 & 921

[p]The two goals mark 44 total against the Habs throughout his career, and his 23rd and 24th of the season. His first came during the first period on assists by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beauvillier-anthony/WAKiWL0q/"]Anthony Beauvillier[/a] (9) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chisholm-declan/rLzfXpX6/"]Declan Chisholm[/a] (5).[/p][p]It marked Ovi's eighth of 2026 and his first in the last eight games, having last scored on January 23rd against the Calgary Flames. [/p][embed guid="9f0abd31-48ac-4afc-a850-7d458cb884f3" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2027909763183378608?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The second came at the start of the third period to cut the Habs' lead in half 4-2. Beauvillier (10) tallies another assist on the goal with Dylan Strome picking up his 32nd assist on the season. [/p][p]It's the fourth multi-goal game of the season for Ovi - two of which are now against Montreal. He previously scored his only hat trick of the season on the Habs back on November 20, 2025. [/p][embed guid="19dbf44e-3520-4dc1-b4b8-e57437ef40d5" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2027937372059443342?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Ovi now needs seven more goals to make it 20 seasons with at least 30 goals. The only year he didn't reach that mark was during the 2020-2021 COVID season, when he put up 24 goals in 45 games on a shortened schedule[/p][p]He also needs just six more assists to make it to 30 on the season for the fourth time in the past five years. [/p]