Alex Ovechkin scores 920th and 921st career goals against Canadiens

"Ovechkin's first goal of the night came at 13:16 of the first period, tying the game 1-1. After Declan Chisholm fired a shot from the point, the puck hit Anthony Beauvillier camped outside the crease and deflected over to Ovechkin on the other side of the net. Ovechkin then fired a shot into the yawning net from 10 feet away."

"The tally now gives Ovechkin 998 career goals, regular season and playoffs combined. He's only two tallies away from becoming just the second player ever to reach 1,000 goals, joining Wayne Gretzky (1,016)."

"Dating back to the 2018-19 season, Ovechkin has at least one point in eight straight games at Bell Centre (10g-4a-14p in 8 GP)."

The Washington Capitals fell to the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at Bell Centre, but Alex Ovechkin provided a bright spot by ending his seven-game scoreless drought with two goals against goaltender Jakub Dobeš. His first goal at 13:16 of the first period tied the game 1-1 after a deflection from Anthony Beauvillier set up the play. His second goal came at 12:12 of the third period from close range during a forecheck. These goals marked Ovechkin's 23rd and 24th of the season, giving him the team lead. The two-goal performance was his fourth multi-goal game this season and brought his career total to 998 goals across regular season and playoffs combined, leaving him just two goals short of 1,000.

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