Alex Ovechkin is a master on the ice, but recently, the NHL wanted to know how good of a gamer he is off of it.
The league challenged Alex Ovechkin to locate his face in a game they created for social media entitled “Find Alex Ovechkin.” Basically, dozens of different hockey players’ heads bounce off the sides of the screen as the bio pic of Ovechkin hides behind them in the background.
Now, you might assume because Ovi’s Ovi, and he’s lived in his body for 40 years, the goal-scoring GOAT would point himself out instantly. But you’d be wrong.
The video begins with Ovechkin sitting at his locker inside MedStar Capitals Iceplex as an NHL producer approaches.
“Take [my phone],” the producer says. “When you see your face, hold it to pause.”
Ten seconds go by.
“Find you?” The producer asks.
“I can’t,” a frustrated Ovechkin replies.
More time goes by.
“Geez,” Ovechkin says. “Are you sure I’m there?”
Ovechkin bends over and looks closer. Twenty more seconds elapse.
“I can’t find it,” Ovechkin says, struggling.
As the experience approaches a minute, the producer gives Ovechkin a tip and tells him his thumb on the phone to pause the video and look closer.
“I can’t find it,” Ovechkin says after some further close studying. “Are you sure I’m there?”
Ovechkin lets go of the frame and advances it for another second.
“OH! I SEE IT!” he says excitedly. “Yeah! Found it!”
If you’d like to play yourself, give yourself a try below.
How quickly can you find The Great 8?