"Alex Ovechkin is on a four-game goal streak after lighting the lamp in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens, Thursday. The 40-year-old Ovechkin beat Sam Montembeault with a one-timer off a Dylan Strome faceoff win, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 lead 1:00 into the game. The tally came just two seconds into a Capitals power play after Aliaksei Protas was high-sticked in the face by Juraj Slafkovský."
"Ovechkin is now, incredibly, one of only three players in NHL history to record a four-game goal streak at age 40 or older, joining Jaromir Jagr (2012-13) and Dean Prentice (1972-73). Per @NHLPR, Ovechkin has tied Jaromir Jagr (4 GP from March 20-25 & Feb. 28 - March 9, 2013) and Dean Prentice (4 GP from Dec. 7-13 & Nov. 25 - Dec. 2, 1972) for the longest goal streak by a player age 40 or older in NHL history. https://t.co/BVyRxkJzbc - Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) November 21, 2025"
Alex Ovechkin opened with a first-period goal against the Montreal Canadiens, beating Sam Montembeault with a one-timer off a Dylan Strome faceoff win. The goal came one minute into the game and two seconds into a Capitals power play after Aliaksei Protas was high-sticked in the face by Juraj Slafkovský. The tally marked Ovechkin's third career goal on Montembeault. After scoring three goals in his first 15 games, Ovechkin has found the net in five of the last six games and has eight goals this season, trailing Tom Wilson's team-leading 11. He is on pace for 31 goals, averaging 0.38 goals per game, and has tied Jaromir Jagr and Dean Prentice for the longest goal streak by a player age 40 or older in NHL history.
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