Alex Ovechkin is still a human wrecking ball at 40 years old.<\/p>\n
During the second period of Saturday\u2019s game against the New York Islanders, the Capitals captain bowled over opposing centerman Casey Cizikas while gliding in the offensive zone to swipe at a loose puck in front of Ilya Sorokin\u2019s net on the power play.<\/p>\n
Cizikas, 34, had his back turned to the lurking Ovechkin and got caught puck watching as he pivoted to his left directly into the Russian\u2019s six-foot-three, 238-pound frame.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere it is down low and there he is, run over by a Mack truck, no. 8 over no. 53,\u201d Monumental Sports color commentator Craig Laughlin said of the hit during a replay.<\/p>\n
Ovechkin fanned on the shot and \u2014 despite follow-up efforts from his teammates on the man advantage \u2014 the puck was safely covered up by Sorokin in his crease.<\/p>\n
The Capitals defeated the Islanders 4-2 with Ovechkin logging an assist \u2014 his first point of the 2025-26 campaign \u2014 and two hits in 17:28 of ice time on Saturday. His helper on defenseman Martin Fehervary\u2019s first-period goal allowed him to pass Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for seventh-most road points all-time (784).<\/p>\n
With an assist on the Capitals’ first goal, Alex Ovechkin has passed Mario Lemieux (784) for the seventh-most road points in NHL history.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) October 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Ovechkin\u2019s updated total of 3,747 career hits trails only retired NHLers Matt Martin (3,936) and Cal Clutterbuck (4,029), both former Islanders, for the all-time lead<\/a> since the NHL began tracking hits in 2005-06.<\/p>\n \t\t\t