“He was a game-time decision, and he comes in and scores two goals.” Wednesday night, the admiration was mutual.
“Growing up you watch him play, but to see that in real life and the way he finds a way to score goals, it’s pretty impressive,” Lapierre said of Ovechkin, who is now nine goals from tying fourth-place Brett Hull. 731 and 732 of his career, and they pushed him past Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne and into fifth place on the all-time goals list. Then, Alex Ovechkin tallied twice in the third period to seal Washington’s 5-1 season-opening win over the Rangers. Hendrix Lapierre scored in the second period of his NHL debut to put the Capitals in command at Capital One Arena. But by the end of the night, he found himself sharing it with the graying 36-year-old he grew up idolizing.
A fresh-faced 19-year-old rookie stole the spotlight.
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