Watch: Ovechkin buries OT winner, ties Jagr for most in NHL history
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An OT winner from @ovi8 completes the comeback and puts him five points shy of 1,000. pic.twitter.com/C5tEkj4lq4
— NHL (@NHL) January 4, 2017
Alex Ovechkin scored his 19th career regular-season overtime goal in Tuesday's comeback win over Toronto, tying Jaromir Jagr for the most in NHL history.
The Washington Capitals superstar captain now has 995 career points, and continues to demonstrate a penchant for coming up big.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 94th career GWG to pass Bucyk, Fedorov and Nieuwendyk (93) and tie Yzerman for 12th on the all-time list. #TORvsWSH pic.twitter.com/2BawmBMzlC
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 4, 2017