“Unbelievable Twist: How Alexander Ovechkin’s Miracle Goal Defied All Odds and Captivated Fans Worldwide”
Boucher — who ironically enough still owns the NHL’s longest shutout streak, at 332:01 — would later play for Philadelphia and face Ovechkin several more times, with much more success than that afternoon in Phoenix.
“I think I did pretty well against him after the fact,” he says. “When you play against him your awareness goes up big time. And you want to make sure you don’t get embarrassed.”
Boucher later joined Pang behind the mic, and both now broadcast for TNT, among other outlets. Along with the rest of the hockey world, they’ve watched Ovechkin’s career continue to rise to unthinkable heights.
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