“Unbelievable Twist: How Alexander Ovechkin’s Miracle Goal Defied All Odds and Captivated Fans Worldwide”
Out on the ice, the Caps exploded in exuberance. After any goal — his own or his teammates’ — Ovi would revel in joy, flying into the glass or jumping up and down. “The guys on the ice were as amazed as the rest of the hockey world,” Halpern recalls. “Ovi came into the pile, and right away he saw Witter and was like, ‘One more year! One more year!’” That made an impression on the veterans — a superstar rookie whose focus was the team, not himself.
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Nearby, in one of those perfect moments of sports synchronicity, stood Gretzky himself. Boucher admits he wasn’t looking over at Gretzky in that moment — “I was licking my wounds in the crease” — but notes that in the video, you can see Gretzky “looking bewildered and amazed. I guess it takes a lot to impress the Great One.”
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