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Was Alex Ovechkin’s 2006 goal against Phoenix Coyotes, the greatest miracle goal in sports?
For in scoring that goal, Alex had to break every conceivable rule, and do at least three things that we never expect hockey players to do.
It is nearly impossible to….
-Fall down after skating at full speed, yet somehow still maintain control of the puck while reaching back with your stick, on your back. Alex did.
It is nearly impossible to….
-Generate enough momentum, with the puck behind you and your entire hockey stick held flat on the ice, to fire toward a target while sliding away from that target on your back. Alex did.
It is nearly impossible to….
-From a 170 degree angle, fire a puck toward the only spot where it would go beyond the goalie’s stick and still have a good enough line to go in the net. All while on your back, with the puck behind you and with no time to actually look at eiter the outstretched goalie, or the net you are firing at.
Very few players could have done even one of those three things. Had only one of those three things not happened, the goal would not have been scored. That’s in part what makes the goal so amazing.
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Me and my buddy were at this game 4 rows back and got to see this exceptional piece of sports history.
And he’s now 120 goals away from Gretzky’s 894.
That is the goal of the century. To this day no one has scored a goal like that
The craziest in game circus goal of all time.
And The Great One just had to sit there and take it.
I was at this game about 10 rows behind the goalie Epic
its just insane that he completed mean to do it
Ovechkin greatest hockey player all time Wayne Gretzky said ovechkin
0:29 goes from Ovi to the Great One who's record he will likely break . If his health remains ( knock on wood )
In all honesty, and I got nothing against Ovi, he's one of my favorite players and I really gope he breaks Gretzky's scoring record, but I still say this goal was the combination of him just throwing it at the net hoping to get lucky, the way his stick happened to flick the puck as he was falling, and thr Yotes' goalie not expecting it (and the team being really terrible during this time).
It’s 2023 and this is still the greatest goal ever scored ..
Still gives me chills, the way he handles it and looks back while he’s already on the ground spinning
And it was not accidentally 🤣
In the history of hockey this is still the greatest goal of all time
Even Wayne's world's face was like WTF! 🤘
At that moment Gretzky knew Ovechkin was gonna be the one of the greatest goal scorers of all time
It just has to be the greatest goal of all time.
1:06 or sport
Little did Wayne know he had just witnessed the man that’s going to surpass his all time goal record.
The greatest goal..from the greatest goal scorer ever..i seen this on TV…I love watching hockey
Still the greatest goal in the history of the NHL
The announcers' call was equally iconic in broadcasting. A perfect confluence.
Poetic Gretzky looking on. Matthews in the stands. Ovies coming for that top spot.
Gretzky was saying to himself, "Why didn't I ever think of that?"
God bless this man, and thank you Alex for all you did for the Caps
pretty amazing seeing gretzky witness one of the most incredible goals ever scored. and by none other than the one who might break his goal record one day.
I remember working this game. What a shot. Hard to believe 17 years.
.. is a beautiful man.
Просто Красавчик.
The caps still have the same commentators today😂
This voodoo magic of a goal will never die out, I see.
Some men simply cannot be stopped. Forget about containing, just try to not get embarrassed.
anyone else see the foot in the crease?
Complete absurdity
Of course he does it while gretzky is coaching the other team, couldn't script it any better
Props to his teammate for not tipping it in and stealing the goal
I love that I can search "Alex Ovechkin goal" and Youtube will know to bring up a goal in a laugher game against Phoenix.
That was actually not that poorly played by the defender, but absolute shit goaltending.
@ :30……that tells you all about the GOAL………Unbelievable