"Alex Ovechkin is known for his exuberant celebrations. The rookie may have outdone himself on Monday night. One minute 30 seconds from going an unprecedented seventh consecutive game without a goal, Ovechkin scored a dramatic one when he beat Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas in overtime to lift the Capitals to a 2-1 victory at TD Banknorth Garden."
"Ovechkin's 49th goal also gave him 100 points, making him the first rookie in 13 years to reach the milestone. With one more goal the 20-year-old Russian will join Teemu Selanne as the only first-year players to reach 50 goals and 100 points. Ovechkin and the Capitals have four games remaining."
"After the game, Jeff Halpern - then captain of the Capitals - treated the rookie to an on-air shaving cream pie to the face, leading to this iconic moment (and kicking off Ovechkin's own obsession with the practice in later years:"
Alex Ovechkin scored an overtime goal at TD Banknorth Garden on April 10, 2006, beating Tim Thomas to lift the Capitals to a 2-1 victory. The goal was Ovechkin's 49th of the season and gave him 100 points, making him the first rookie in 13 years to reach that milestone. One more goal in the remaining games would have put him alongside Teemu Selanne as a first-year player with 50 goals and 100 points. After the game, captain Jeff Halpern playfully pushed a shaving cream pie into Ovechkin's face, creating an enduring celebratory image.
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