That doesn’t mean he’s the greatest goal scorer ever. Oh, he’s among the greatest. But does having the most goals make him the greatest? If that’s your definition of “gr

Ovechkin downplayed it as “a goal is a goal,” but the OT winner put an exclamation point on a vintage performance by the 39-year-old winger, who also led Washington with seven hits and scored on the power play late in the first period.

The Capitals broke a scoreless tie in the first period of Monday night's gamea against the Canadiens with a goal from Alex Ovechkin.